The full moon was like a wheel, and the world was plated with a layer of silver. Luo Kai sat beside the stone house like a statue, and the howling cold wind at night soon covered his whole body with a layer of frost.
He poured his spiritual consciousness into the ground. It was different from the surface that was full of vitality. In addition to the gravel and soil, there were countless developed weeds and roots that crisscrossed to form a magical underground space. There were many insects living among the roots. For them, this was their world.
As he continued down, he could feel a vigorous power. This power was eternal, deep, and thick. This was the power of the earth!
Among the five elements, earth gave birth to metal. If one wanted to understand the power of metal, they had to cultivate the earth energy to the extreme. The essence of the earth energy was the geomagnetic force. From a small stone to an entire planet, they all contained a natural gravitational field. The magnitude of the gravitational force depended on the mass.
The next day, the warm sunlight replaced the cold moonlight. Luo Kai opened his eyes and gently clenched his fist. He felt that the density of his body had increased. The water was soft and shapeless, while the earth could carry things. The essence of the earth changed the body by compressing the density and increasing the mass.
They had already arrived near Shang Jing. In the past few years, a large number of people had gathered in the largest city of the human race. The surrounding mountains of Shang Jing were all transformed into fortifications, surrounding the city. The fortifications were densely packed with cannons and rocket launchers. It looked extremely cold and solemn.
Luo Kai thought about it and decided that Shang Jing was the safest. Not only were there two Saints here, but there were also the best military factories of the human race. If there was a crisis, Shang Jing would definitely be the last fortress. They did not have to live in the city. A nearby town would be fine too.
The two of them stopped at a small town and found a street stall to eat. Zhang Wenqian realized that they were about to part ways. She looked a little melancholic as she nibbled on her flatbread. She didn't say much along the way, but she didn't express any refusal to go to Shangjing either.
Luo Kai looked at her quietly. His thoughts went back to a long time ago. If there really was reincarnation, it should be in his previous life. The birthmark on Zhang Wenqian's lower abdomen was too similar to one of his girlfriends …
The memories of his past life and present life were fading away in his heart. Nowadays, he rarely thought about the past. Now that he suddenly recalled them, he couldn't help himself.
Just as he was immersed in his thoughts, his heart suddenly jolted. He looked up at the sky and saw an airship with flames on its tail gliding towards him. He could vaguely see many small black dots around the airship. They seemed to be birds.
As they got closer and closer, people on the street saw this scene and screamed, "Run, an airship is falling!"
Luo Kai stood up. With his amazing eyesight, he could see that it was a large group of unknown ferocious birds besieging the airship.
At this time, it was too late to rescue them. Seeing the airship crash into the outskirts of the town, with a "boom" sound, a series of explosions occurred, shaking the earth and mountains. The airship should have been carrying gunpowder and other equipment, the power of the explosions was shocking.
Everyone crawled on the ground for fear of being affected by the explosion. Luo Kai also pulled Zhang Wenqian into a concrete building that didn't look very solid.
As soon as they entered the building, screams came from outside. They saw a group of huge birds that looked like crows swooping down to attack the crowd. Each of these strange birds had a wingspan of two meters. They cooperated with each other in groups of three to five and constantly used pairs of sharp claws to grab people. After flying to a certain height, they threw people down. The street outside instantly became hell on earth.
The strange birds were like giant crows. Even adults could be easily grabbed by the birds. One could clearly see the human-like hatred in the eyes of the crows.
She didn't expect that such a large group of beasts would appear in the vicinity of Shangjing. Wen Qian grasped the long sword in her hand, turned to look at him and said, "You … you don't want to do anything?"
Luo Kai turned to look at the street corner and said, "The army is here."
As soon as his voice fell, a violent sound of artillery fire came from outside the town. It was mixed with countless gunshots and the roar of tanks.
First, they saw a green pickup truck driving into the town. Then, four or five armored vehicles with huge machine guns drove in and began to shoot at the sky. Huge bird corpses fell like raindrops and the whole town was drowned in a sea of blood.
A young man with a sniper rifle stood on one of the yellow pickup trucks. The man's eyes were cold, and every time he fired a shot, a strange bird would fall from the sky.
The recoil of the gun was stronger, but the man didn't seem to feel it at all. He was completely using the sniper rifle as a rifle. Beside him was a big cat.
The big cat seemed to have noticed Luo Kai's gaze. It roared at the man in a low voice. The man immediately turned his head to look at him. His eyes revealed a look of surprise.
After a while, the crows in the sky were scattered by the fierce artillery fire. The rest of the crows began to flee.
"Report!
The mutated beasts have been eliminated. Please give your orders. "
"Quickly inform the local authorities to deal with the refugees. We will continue to the next place."
This army didn't stop at the town at all. They directly passed through it.
Luo Kai watched these people leave. This man was a student of Shang Jing University. He seemed to be called Wei Zhen. The big cat was his beast. After not seeing him for a few years, this person had already become a physical master.
The two of them left the small town. The towering Shangjing City could be vaguely seen in front of them. There was an endless stream of construction vehicles on the outskirts of the city. Factories were emitting thick smoke everywhere. The pungent industrial exhaust made Luo Kai frown involuntarily.
The situation had worsened over the years. Along the way, once they were far away from the large and medium-sized cities, it was difficult to see any traces of humans. The roads, bridges and most of the buildings were covered with a layer of green moss-like creatures. It wouldn't take long for them to be corroded into mud.
Even some small towns had become a green world. They had become kingdoms of all kinds of animals and plants. There was no lack of powerful beasts among them.
Vicious beasts were everywhere. Strange races were spying on them. Ghosts had infiltrated them. The human race had almost reached the point of extinction.
After entering the outer ring of the city, Zhang Wenqian suddenly stopped and said to him, "Luo Kai, I'm not going with you."
Luo Kai sighed. He would never force others. He said, "Then where do you plan to go? I'll send you there."
"I … I plan to join the army. I just saw the recruitment announcement in the town. The treatment for physical warriors is pretty good. If I perform well, I'll even be rewarded with a gene medicine." Zhang Wenqian hesitated for a while, then said firmly.
Luo Kai frowned and said softly, "Although external things will increase the speed of evolution, it will also overdraft the body's potential. There's no need to deliberately pursue some gene medicine."
Zhang Wenqian smiled noncommittally. Suddenly, she raised her head and kissed Luo Kai's forehead. Then, she ran toward a building not far away with a recruitment center hanging on it.
Luo Kai didn't avoid it. He touched his forehead and suddenly felt disappointed.