After the big man left, Su Chengbo tapped the table gently, recalling the information about destructive creatures in his mind.
What was a destructive creature?
In the current world, there was only one type of creature that could be called a destructive creature, and that was the virus. The actions of all other creatures were inseparable from survival and reproduction, but viruses were an exception. They were born purely for the sake of destruction, and there was no other purpose mixed in.
Viruses were not creatures from a biological point of view. All creatures were made up of cells, but viruses were not. They did not have the cellular structure of other microorganisms. They were just a mass of genetic material wrapped in protein. The virus would only show signs of life when it entered the cell. Once it left the cell, it would only belong to a mass of organic matter.
Viruses were not creatures, but they were the ultimate culprit of the death of all creatures. Except for the mutation of genes inside the creatures that caused cancerous diseases, all other diseases were caused by pathogenic microorganisms.
From an objective point of view, viruses were the ultimate weight to control the balance of all creatures. They would restrict the reproduction of creatures, so as not to destroy the balance of all creatures. However, the emergence of human civilization destroyed this balance. It was rumored that the occurrence of the Great Cataclysm was a natural corrective action. Similarly, the purpose of the extraterrestrial creatures to destroy human civilization was also to correct the mistake.
"Daddy, are you resting?" Su Hsiao-mei's clear voice sounded in his ears, interrupting his thoughts.
Su Chengbo opened his eyes and looked at his most beloved daughter in front of him. He said, "What's wrong, where is Miss Xiao Xue?"
"Sister Xiao Xue went back to school. Daddy, I … I want to ask for a favor."
"Well, then I have to think about it. It must be something big if it can make my little sister ask." Su Chengbo pretended to be deep in thought.
Su Hsiao-mei walked forward and hugged Su Chengbo's arm. She said coquettishly, "Daddy."
Su Chengbo intimately scratched Su Hsiao-mei's nose. "Say it. Even if my little sister wants the moon in the sky, I will get it for you."
Su Hsiao-mei stood up and pinched the corner of her clothes. She said embarrassedly, "I want to ask Sister Xiao Xue to go back to Shang Jing with me. Can you help me?"
"Oh, you want Miss Xiao Xue to go to school with you?"
"Yes, what we are going to do is very important. We need to go to Beijing University to look up some information."
Su Chengbo frowned. "Those aristocrats in Shang Jing are fighting over a spot, and those old fogeys in the school council aren't easy to talk to …"
Su Hsiao-mei said anxiously, "Father, you must have a way, right?"
Su Chengbo smiled and said, "There is a way, but can you tell me what you are researching?"
Su Hsiao-mei said hesitantly, "I don't know if it will work or not. I can only tell you the name. It's called Smart Brain.
…
Luo Kai was walking on a plank road that spiraled around the cliff. Below his feet was a cliff that was tens of thousands of feet high. The mountain peak was very high and very steep. The surroundings were filled with a faint mist, making people feel as if they were strolling in the clouds.
He didn't know how he came to this mountain peak. Maybe it was because the mountain peak was very beautiful, or more likely, it was because his mysterious sixth sense was telling him the specific direction.
His field of vision gradually widened. In a large open space halfway up the mountain, there was a building that looked like a temple. The temple was not big, just a simple courtyard. The mottled gate and the walls that were covered with weeds and mud showed that no one had lived here for a long time. On the gate, there was a faded plaque with three gilded words: "Lianyun Temple."
After the catastrophe, although the major religions of human beings still existed, they were no longer as prosperous as before. Buildings with religious symbols were very rare.
Mottled weeds grew all over the courtyard, as well as the rooms. The tables and chairs had long decayed, and there were no traces of people. After looking around, he walked into the main hall in the middle. On the platform, there was a three-headed and six-armed Buddha statue.
The Buddha statue was very strange. Its whole body was carved with fine black scales. Its six arms all had long sharp claws, and there was a pair of bat-like wings behind it. The face was not very clear, but the pairs of eyes were very charming. They were cold and indifferent, as if they were the descendants of God who looked down on all living things.
Different from those solemn Buddha statues, this Buddha statue was full of a strange and evil aura. Just one look at it would make people feel cold.
Luo Kai studied philosophy in his previous life, so he knew a lot about Buddhism. He had an impression of all kinds of Gods and Buddhas, but he had never seen this kind of Buddha statue. He couldn't help but look at it carefully.
At this moment, the three heads of the Buddha statue turned slightly, and the six pairs of cold eyes looked at him. His head felt like it was pricked by a needle, and a trace of cold energy drilled into his brain, trying to assimilate his consciousness.
The situation was familiar. The evil energy had done this before, but now his will was as strong as steel and was not affected at all. Luo Kai groaned, and his body and mind quickly reached a unified state. The speed of his blood and Qi circulation was adjusted to the peak, and the muscles all over his body expanded rapidly. He pulled out the Severing Blade from his back and chopped down. The statue was directly cut in two by him, and a black hole appeared at the base of the statue. An extremely strong cold aura came from the hole.
There seemed to be a sharp scream in his mind, and the cold aura quickly dissipated. Luo Kai walked to the hole with a gloomy face. It seemed that he had encountered an unknown evil thing again.
After hesitating for a moment, he carefully walked down with the Severing Blade in hand. After walking down a long flight of stairs, the cold aura became heavier and darker. Luo Kai's eyes lit up with a little green light, and the surrounding environment gradually became clear. The walls on both sides were carved with reliefs, and it seemed that a statue-like creature was fighting with a human.
As he continued to walk down, an empty underground square appeared in front of him. There were rows of cages in the square, and on the other side were various glass test tubes and bloated instruments. Luo Kai was very familiar with these instruments, they were centrifuges used to separate blood. It seemed that he had broken into the secret base of the evil cult that worshipped blood.
Luo Kai spread out his consciousness, and while searching for signs of life, he walked to the cages in the square and carefully examined them. The cages were very hard, and there were many hairy corpses inside. All of the corpses were shriveled, and their body fluids had been sucked out when they were alive, so they didn't rot. He could vaguely see that they were humans.
Similarly, there was an evil buddha statue in this underground square, and it was exactly the same as the one above. The only difference was that this statue's face was a lot clearer. It was a monstrous face with long fangs, and it was very sinister.
Luo Kai raised his blade again, and just as he was about to cut it into pieces, he heard a hoarse sigh. "Third brother, I still underestimated you. How did you find this place? I am very curious."
Luo Kai's face changed, and he coldly said, "You still dare to appear?"
"Third brother, I was wrong last time, but you also obtained a great opportunity. How about we call it even?"
This voice was surprisingly Li Gui's. Luo Kai turned his head and looked around. The entire space was filled with this voice, and it was impossible to distinguish its source. It seemed that the voice came from all directions.