Beihai County had entered a state of martial law. There was nothing but patrolling soldiers on the streets. The soldiers here were different from those in other places. They wore brown, tight-fitting battle chain armor, had spears on their backs, short swords on their waists, and submachine guns in their hands. It could be said that they were armed to the teeth.
Almost all of them were Physique Warriors. Every patrol team was followed by a four to five-meter-tall Mecha Warrior. Although the human race had been troubled by both internal and external problems in recent years, their technology and Physique Skills had made some progress.
At night, the entire city fell into silence. The otherworldly lifeforms lurking in the shadows began to move. They could pass through walls, houses, and other physical media at will, moving between buildings. When they found a suitable target, they would attach themselves to it and absorb the essence of life. This process was silent and difficult to detect. Humans had completely become their nourishment.
Luo Kai sat cross-legged in the living room, thinking about how to deal with this situation. With the improvement of the level of life, he would not be limited to the standpoint of humans. He would look at everything from the perspective of all species. The world had its own reincarnation cycle. The rise and fall of species were all related to cause and effect. In the past, humans were like God to him. But now, they were back to the same starting line. He did not intend to interfere too much in the war between humans and beasts.
But anti-space life forms were different. They were a kind of virus that was born specifically to exterminate humans. Or, it could be said that they were born specifically to exterminate intelligent species.
Compared to other species, the species of beasts were more intelligent and good at creation. They had both sensibility and rationality, and their emotions were more abundant. It could be said that the seven emotions and six desires were the source of creativity. Creation was an ability to destroy the balance. The world had its own way of balance. The microbe community was the weight that suppressed the balance of the world. The virtual life form that evolved from microbes was also born.
As one's level of life increased, emotions and desires would gradually fade away, and thus, one would lose creativity. In other words, reason would take over one's emotions, but it did not completely destroy one's emotions and desires. Instead, one's mind and vision would become wider, and it would become easier to understand everything in the world. Gradually, divinity would evolve from reason to emptiness. Everything in the world would be born from nothing, and divinity was how to return to the origin, surpassing the main body and objectivity.
Zhang Wenqian flipped through the booklet in her hand under the candlelight. Her eyes were full of splendor. The picture redrawn by Luo Kai seemed to be glowing with vitality. She could clearly feel that the air had become moist. Bursts of vigorous vitality came from the ground under her feet. The external energy was gathering here. To be exact, it was gathering toward the booklet in her hand. She could not help but sneak a glance at Luo Kai. Who was this person?
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In a military base in the outer ring of the city, the war conference room was already full of people. There were high-ranking military officials and representatives of business groups. Some physical trainers from the Association for Physical Arts who were in charge of guarding the Beihai County were also present. All of them had gloomy faces, and the atmosphere was very heavy.
A man wearing glasses and a military uniform said in a deep voice, "Although the ice beasts in the northern grassland have been scattered by the Northern Army, they cannot be completely eliminated. There are three large groups of beasts that have broken through the defense line. The group that attacked our Beihai County is the group with the code number 03-5. We have already observed a complete ice beast, which is the brain of the group. As long as we destroy it or severely injure it, the other ice beasts will disperse, and this beast disaster will be resolved."
An old man with white hair and beard interrupted, "Then what are we waiting for? Didn't the Beihai County deploy a few sets of fission cannons?
Why don't we just blast it to death? "
The man shook his head and said, "This complete ice beast never gets close to the city's defense line. The cannons cannot lock onto it. Also, the military has a strict rule that fission weapons cannot be used in densely populated areas."
"Then what should we do?"
"If there is no other way, we can use air bombs."
"No, this is a city. Air bombs are too powerful. They will definitely hurt a lot of ordinary people."
In the meeting room, a man with sharp eyebrows asked, "Will that complete ice beast land on the ground? Should we gather some physical trainers to kill it?"
"Yes, the ice beasts' flying ability is very poor. They often need to land to rest. However, every complete ice beast has evolved into a powerful ability. As for what kind of ability it is, it is different for each individual. We don't know what kind of ability it is, so we can't make an accurate assessment."
"Then let's send someone to investigate first. If necessary, we can send out fighter jets to launch air bombs!"
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In the middle of the night, the temperature dropped rapidly. The ice fog on the window was crystallizing at a speed visible to the naked eye. The cold wind was blowing outside, and there was a whistling sound like a bullet passing through the air.
Luo Kai suddenly felt a strong throbbing in his heart. He got up and walked to the window. The dark night couldn't block his vision at all. A large dark cloud floated in the sky and gloomily pressed down on the city. He could clearly see that it wasn't a dark cloud at all. It was countless strange creatures.
They were creatures that looked like flying fish in the sea. Each of them was the size of a house cat. Their long and sharp mouths were like crocodiles. Their four pairs of crystal-like wings were like a row of steel knives. Their skin and flesh were transparent, as if they were made of ice. There was no doubt that these creatures were no longer purely made of flesh and blood.
"Woo woo …"
The ear-piercing air-raid siren sounded. This sound represented war, disaster, and also destruction.
Luo Kai walked to the door. When he was about to go out, he stopped. With his current strength, he could completely destroy this group of beasts by himself. However, would the result be good?
Would the high-level creatures intervene in the battle between humans and beasts?
Zhang Wenqian experienced the horror of the beasts and said in a trembling voice, "Will the ice beasts rush into the house?"
"It's okay. I think the army should have a way."
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of deafening gunfire sounded. A fireball appeared in the sky. Then, large groups of ice beasts began to fall. A few of them just happened to land below their building. Their charred bodies were still trembling as they struggled to get up.
The sound of gunfire was deafening. Countless missiles lit up the night sky of the entire city.
Luo Kai was slightly relieved. Although the beasts were scary, they shouldn't be able to withstand a strong fortress and ammunition. It might be difficult for humans to take the initiative to attack, but it shouldn't be a problem for them to defend.
At this moment, the dark clouds in the sky began to press down on the city, and the temperature continued to drop uncontrollably. Soon, it reached a temperature that should not have been possible. First, the water pipes shattered, followed by some fragile glass, one after another, burst.
The cold air invaded the indoors. People only felt their bodies stiffen, their skin go numb, and their blood and bones seem to show signs of freezing. They hurriedly ignited things that could be burned around them. In an instant, thousands of households were set ablaze.
The ability of the ice beasts was to guide the cold air. The concept of temperature came from the movement of the molecules of matter. The more intense the movement, the higher the temperature. When the movement speed decreased, the temperature would also decrease. When the molecules of matter tended to be still, it would reach absolute zero. That was the power that could freeze everything.
Although the ice beasts couldn't exert the power to freeze everything, it wasn't something that humans with flesh and blood could resist. As the beasts pressed down, the temperature dropped again. Even the bonfires lit by the households seemed to be unable to resist the cold outside. They shrank into a ball. Some of the elderly and children with weaker physiques were directly frozen into ice sculptures. This was the law of nature. The weak were eliminated first.