"Rumble …" The heavy rain continued to pour down.
Every time there was a clap of thunder, a thread-like white light would flash through the thick dark clouds. It was so faint that it would be hard to notice if one did not look carefully.
In the southwest of Higashimogami Province, there was a small dilapidated building near the Doumen River. There was a bonfire in the small building. Around the bonfire, a dozen people in ragged clothes were huddled together. Although the small building was dilapidated, it blocked out the storm outside.
In the human territory today, other than the big cities, it was rare to see humans in the wilderness. Those who lived in the wilderness were either old, weak, sick, or disabled people who did not want to be accepted by the big cities, or body technique practitioners who did not want to be controlled.
Most of these people were half-grown children. All of them were dark and skinny. Their bodies were more or less deformed due to radiation. Not only were their bodies deformed, but even their minds were affected as well. They were beastified. They were not accepted by human cities and could only wander in the wild.
An old man with a head full of white hair and draped in animal skin stood alone in front of the window. He stared at the dark clouds in the sky through the glass. His wrinkled face was full of doubt. He also noticed the lightning in the dark clouds. He was very curious about this mysterious energy that suddenly appeared in nature.
"Grandpa, what are you looking at?"
A fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy beside the bonfire asked him in a low voice.
"Nothing. Go to sleep. The rain might stop tomorrow." The old man shook his head and said softly.
The little boy nodded and closed his eyes. When the rain stopped, they would have to go out to gather food. It would be very tiring.
The heavy rain had been falling for more than ten days. The people in the small building were a little hungry, but they did not dare to search for food in the heavy rain.
During this period, the invasion of the ferocious beasts on the human territory intensified. Humans were forced to frequently use fission weapons. Although these weapons were powerful, they hurt both the enemy and the user. Many places became dead lands full of violent radiation. Moreover, the radiation was scattered by the heavy rain and strong winds.
Fortunately, in this era, be it animals or plants, their vitality was greatly enhanced, and they were able to change their environment much faster. Not only could they resist the radiation, some species could even convert the radiation energy for their own use. In other words, they could convert the chaotic energy into gentle and orderly elemental energy. Other than the center of the nuclear explosion, which could not withstand the radiation, the areas outside the center of the explosion were much better for survival.
Only humans had always been a step behind in this era of great evolution, not daring to go out in the face of the heavy rain full of radiation.
Fortunately, there was no lack of food in the current world. As long as one was careful and experienced enough, it was easy to find all kinds of plant roots, tree sap that was as nutritious as milk, and if one was lucky, one could even find some fruits that were as sweet as honey.
Of course, eating meat was very difficult. Even the weakest animals were very dangerous. Not only were they very intelligent, but they had also evolved all kinds of strange abilities. The smaller the animals, the more asymmetrical their abilities, such as poison.
Just as they were anxiously waiting for the rain to stop, they suddenly heard a burst of noisy footsteps coming from outside.
A few figures were approaching the small building in the heavy rain. They did not seem to be afraid of the high-radiation rain at all. One of them was even bare-chested, allowing the rain to wash over him.
The people in the building immediately panicked. A teenager about ten years old took out a gun from his underwear and asked the white-haired old man with a pale face, "Grandpa, what should we do?"
The white-haired old man's expression did not change. He took out a hardwood bow and shook his head, "We have nothing. There is nothing to worry about. Don't be afraid."
As soon as he finished speaking, the people had already pushed the door open. The leader was a young man with fair skin, and behind him was a beautiful woman.
Then, a tall man walked in. The man's body was majestic, and his skin was dark. His bulging muscles were intertwined, and his whole person was like an iron tower.
After the young man entered the building, he glanced at the people in the building and then covered his nose and mouth in disgust.
The tall man understood. He walked forward and kicked away the wet and smelly clothes on the ground. He looked at the white-haired old man and waved his hand, "Old man, tell your people to scram. We are going to stay here for the night."
The teenagers in the building immediately stood up like a swarm of bees. They held all kinds of weapons and pointed at the three of them angrily.
The tall man did not care at all. Instead, he rubbed his hands and smiled ferociously.
The white-haired old man was naturally very angry. However, when he looked at the young man, there was a hint of fear. Although he was old, he was still a high-level physique warrior. He could sense that the young man was a physique master. Moreover, he was not an ordinary physique master.
In the end, he gritted his teeth and ordered the children behind him, "Find something to block the rain. Let's go."
"Ah Bin, they are all children. It is raining radiation outside. Where are they going?" The beautiful woman could not bear to see them leave.
The young man smiled and waved his hand indifferently, "Then let them stay."
The tall man followed the young man's lead. He immediately smiled and said, "Big brother, sister-in-law is really kind."
After saying that, he shouted to the people in the building, "All of you go to the second floor. You are not allowed to come down. If you disturb my big brother, don't blame me for being rude!"
The white-haired old man hesitated for a moment. Then, he led the people carefully to the second floor.
The three of them sat around the bonfire. The tall man threw a long backpack to the ground. The backpack split open and half of a carbonized arm was exposed. The smell of burnt flesh assaulted their nostrils. There was actually a burnt corpse inside.
The young man looked at the corpse and asked the beautiful woman, "Sister Wen Li, can you see if this guy is still alive?"
The beautiful woman nodded and walked to the charred corpse. She closed her eyes and sensed for a moment, "This person should not be dead."
The tall man was very curious. He asked the young man, "Brother Bin, did you really pick this guy up in Rosy Cloud City? There are still survivors in that place?"
"Yes, I went there three days after the nuclear explosion. This guy is the only living thing I found."
"Tsk tsk, what is this thing? He did not die in the center of the nuclear explosion!"
The beautiful woman muttered, "Now, many people have awakened various powerful abilities. This person probably awakened some strange ability to survive. His consciousness fluctuation is very strange. There is a high chance that he will become a vegetable and never wake up."
The tall man sighed. He rubbed his shoulder and complained, "Brother Bin, this guy is so heavy. Why don't we just throw him away?"
The young man shook his head and said, "No, I really can't think of any living thing that can survive the high temperature of a nuclear explosion. If I can study this guy thoroughly, it will be very helpful to me. Moreover, this guy's identity is definitely not ordinary."
The rain was pouring heavily outside. The tall man took out some beast meat and served the two of them attentively.
After they finished eating.
The beautiful woman called Wen Li looked at the heavy rain outside the window. She sighed and said faintly, "Ah Bin, why do you think Rosy Cloud City was attacked by a nuclear bomb?"
"Hmph, what else can it be? It's nothing more than the upper echelons of the military in Higashimogami Province being infiltrated by evil people. If I'm not wrong, some people are trying to eliminate some people and forces. They have mastered the long-range fission weapon launching technology. They can hit wherever they want. They are very powerful. Even the Direbeasts were defeated." The young man sneered.
The tall man was shocked. "Damn, what kind of person is worth using a nuclear bomb to eliminate?"
Wen Li thought for a while and said, "The Wind Saint is in the Azure Sky Plateau. Could it be that they want to deal with him?"
"Not necessarily."
The young man shook his head. A figure flashed through his mind. That person almost shattered his mind with just a glance. His true strength was definitely not below a Saint. The fission weapon might be targeting him.
The young man was Ah Bin. After he separated from Luo Kai on the Azure Sky Plateau, he stayed on the Azure Sky Plateau to look for the Wind Saint. Naturally, he found nothing. Helplessly, he became a gold digger on the Azure Sky Plateau. He was very talented, and the Azure Sky Plateau was the best place to cultivate the wind ability. After he received the inheritance of his family's physical skills, he quickly completed the energy infusion and successfully became a physical master.
He thought that he would be invincible from then on. Just as he was about to leave the Azure Sky Plateau, Rosy Cloud City was suddenly attacked by a nuclear weapon launched from an unknown place. The entire city was turned into nothing in an instant. If he didn't sense it in advance and have a strong wind ability, he would have died in the nuclear explosion.
Later, when he returned to the center of the nuclear explosion to investigate, he found a strange corpse. The skin of the corpse was scorched, but it was not dead. It was as if something had protected the vital organs and consciousness, and it was in a state of deep coma.
The only thing that was not melted was a stone of unknown material. The stone was engraved with an eye emitting light. This was a unique symbol.
In the human territory, only the Tri-Eyed Race of the four major branches worshipped light and eyes. This meant that this person was very likely a member of the Tri-Eyed Race.