In the vast and dazzling starry sky, countless planets adorned the sky like stars. Looking into the distance from the bumpy surface of the moon, one could see a huge dark red planet.
This planet was not the sun. Three years ago, it was once a beautiful blue planet like mercury.
This was Earth.
Looking down through the atmosphere and high up in the sky, the familiar continents on Earth had changed beyond recognition. Many of the continental plates had undergone tremendous changes. They had been reorganized and moved. In just a few years, earth-shattering changes had taken place.
What used to be a huge Asian continent had now become a broken and scattered island, floating on the magnificent sea.
The once vast Atlantic Ocean had now been uprooted from the ground to form a huge continent. On it, there were bustling cities and exquisite palaces.
At this moment, on Earth where the continental plates had changed, there was a fiery red scorched earth surrounded by ruins. Half of the buildings were buried in the sand. Suddenly, a pitch-black space appeared out of thin air. It was as if the air had suddenly collapsed into it. Then, a few figures flew out from it and landed on the ground.
It was Ye Chen and the others.
The fiery aura swept over like a heatwave. Before Ye Chen could stand still, he could already feel the unusually hot air on Earth. He could not help but frown. According to the memories of his previous life, one hundred years in the Ancient World was one year on Earth.
The difference in the flow of time between these two worlds was huge.
Now that he had returned from the ancient world, Earth should have only experienced two to three years of time.
When he left, it was already the end of the Ice Age. Calculating the time, it should be the end of the Magma Age on Earth.
After the Ice Age, it was the Magma Age. According to the development of his previous life, the continents of Earth had undergone changes. The geographical changes were very obvious. There were eruptions of flames all over the world. Whether it was on land or under the sea, volcanoes emerged one after another, spewing out hot magma like pores.
The sea was dyed red by magma. Countless marine mutant creatures died in it.
The land was covered in volcanic magma. Countless mutant creatures in the jungle could not survive. Some of them evolved with the change in climate.
From ancient times until now, it had always been the survival of the fittest.
People who stayed in hot areas for a long time had a certain resistance to heat.
However, in the period after the outbreak of the virus, whether it was humans or mutant creatures, the genetic chain in their bodies was extremely unstable. Therefore, it was easy for them to evolve. It was not according to the theory of evolution, which required countless years of gradual transformation and evolution.
However, some evolved mutated creatures were unable to withstand the fire poison brought by the eruption of flames. The blazing dust and fog that filled the sky completely polluted the air, forming a thick layer of clouds that blocked the light in the sky. This caused many places on Earth to not be exposed to sunlight for at least a month to at most half a year.
Without sunlight, there was naturally no photosynthesis.
In addition to the turbid air, a large amount of oxygen was eroded, causing many creatures to gradually die from lack of oxygen.
If these two disasters were not enough to cause death, then in such a harsh environment where there was a large lack of food, starvation would become the third disaster, the most terrifying disaster!
Some powerful mutated creatures could go one or two days without breathing oxygen, or they could evolve a meat filter on their throat to filter out the fire poison and dust in the turbid air before excreting it and finally inhaling clean air.
Hunger, on the other hand, was something that needed to be replenished every time their physical strength was exhausted.
Ye Chen frowned as he felt the scorching heat rising from the black scorched earth under his feet. He looked at the barren wilderness around him. Judging from the dilapidated walls on the ground and the broken cement walls of the buildings, this place was most likely a bustling city in the past.
However, the people who lived in this city were no longer here, but the city still remained.
Could it be that inanimate objects could exist longer?
Or was every life burning, in a way that was good, evil, cruel, and merciful, burning rapidly?
"I wonder if there are still people here."
Ye Chen thought of his previous life. He and everyone in the civilization base stationed in Thunder Square were swept back. Later, under the orders of the civilization's higher-ups, they quickly opened up the land and built a human base.
"This is Earth?"
Moon Spirit looked at the scorched earth around her. There was not even a blade of grass on the ground. In such a place, it was impossible for people to survive. Her eyes showed obvious disappointment. "Something seemed to have happened here. There are no plants. I wonder if there are any living creatures."
Zhuge Fan, the White Dragon, and Yue Heng looked at the barren space around them. Their hearts were filled with sorrow. Who could see the blue and beauty of this place under the devastation?
No matter what, when they stepped on the ground, they felt a sense of motherly warmth and familiarity.
It was as if even the soil under their feet was familiar.
Bai Yijun looked around quietly. She wanted to take a closer look at the place where Ye Chen grew up. She also wanted to see what kind of environment could nurture such a tenacious person. Her eyes did not show any disappointment. Instead, they were filled with curiosity and wisdom.
Suddenly, her eyes moved. She saw a small black dot in the distance in the northeast. It was walking towards them.
The rest of the people also noticed it and turned their heads to look.
With Ye Chen and the others' eyesight, they could see things thousands of kilometers away in a straight line. However, if there were obstacles in the middle, they would not be able to see clearly.
And the Earth happened to be round.
Therefore, even though the small black dot was walking on a flat road, in the eyes of Ye Chen and the others, it looked like it was slowly walking up a slope. First, it was the head, then the body, and finally the soles of the feet. All of them appeared in their eyes.
This small black dot was actually a human. However … its body was covered with a thick layer of fiery red scales that were as sharp as blades. It also had a blood-red tail on its back. It extended from the spine like a blood vessel. It did not have any hair, and the tip of the tail was a triangular head. It was sharp and cold, as if it was forged from metal. It floated behind it.
This person with fiery red scales was a middle-aged man. There was no expression on his ugly face. His gray eyes were lifeless. He did not wear any clothes and walked barefoot on the scorched earth. His feet were like those of a wolf, but there was no hair. It looked ferocious and ugly.
"What is this?" Moon Spirit asked suspiciously.
Ye Chen frowned and stared at the person with fiery red scales. He took a deep look and said, "Red Scale Zombie!"
"Red Scale Zombie?" Moon Spirit did not understand, "What is this?
Is it a creature exclusive to the Earth?
It looks like a human. "
"This kind of thing is indeed a patent of the Earth."
The corner of Ye Chen's mouth overflowed with a trace of bitterness, and then it disappeared. "They don't look like humans, they were originally humans. Of course, that's all. Now, their bodies have been infected by the virus, and in this harsh fire environment, their body structure has undergone a transformation, and they have become red-scaled zombies."
"Virus?" Moon Spirit and Bai Yijun were stunned. They had an ominous feeling in their hearts.
Zhuge Fan said in a low voice, "That's right. The reason why we entered the ancient world was because of the Ice Age on Earth. The whole world was covered in ice. Also, humans developed a biological genetic technology experiment. In the end, the successful result was accidentally released to the world. It caused all the creatures on Earth to mutate and become all kinds of monsters.
After humans are infected, they are called zombies!
You can also call them living corpses or the living dead. "
Bai Yijun looked at Ye Chen and walked over to hold his hand.
While the few of them were talking, the red-scaled zombie that was slowly walking towards them from 40 kilometers away suddenly stopped. It then looked at a pile of rocks that was filled with dust and sand. Its originally expressionless face suddenly distorted into a ferocious and cruel bloodthirsty expression. Its lifeless eyes were suddenly filled with hostility. Its body suddenly flashed, and it swept towards the pile of rocks that was filled with dust and sand.
Inside the pile of dust and sand, there was suddenly a burst of gunshots. The bullets were like countless streams of light, sweeping across the sky and completely covering the body of the red scale zombie. A large pile of eggshells bounced off the pile of rocks and fell all over the ground.
The speed of the red scale zombie was frighteningly fast. It was like a violent sound wave. The dense rain of bullets hit its chest. The sharp red scales were abnormally hard. Under such powerful bullets, it was not damaged at all. Only its speed was slightly reduced. Even so, it still reached the speed of a sound wave, more than 300 meters per second. In just a flash, it appeared in front of the pile of rocks and sand.
Its tall body stood like a black tower, blocking the sun above its head. It looked down at the pile of rocks and sand. The sharp triangular tail behind it slowly raised and aimed at the pile of rocks and sand, and suddenly shot down.
Puchi — —
In the pile of rocks and sand, there was a sudden burst of dust and sand. A black shadow burst out from the pile of rocks and sand. The shadow held a dark battle sword and fiercely swung the tail of the red scale zombie away. The shadow took advantage of the situation and fiercely chopped the red scale zombie's chest.
The sharp edge of the blade rubbed against the bright red scales, creating sparks.
The green eyes of the red scale zombie stared at the thin figure in front of it. It suddenly stretched out its hand and waved it. The sharp nails made an ear-piercing sound as they tore the soft leather armor on the figure's body. Then it opened its bloody mouth and bit towards the figure.
It was fine if it did not open its mouth. Once it opened its mouth, it almost opened its entire face like a snake's mouth. The corners of its mouth cracked to the roots of its ears. Its mouth was filled with sharp fangs and a thick tongue like a leech, covered with stinky saliva.
(To be continued.
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