Qi Le

Under the scorching sun, there was a scorching heat wave in the desert.

Under the extremely high temperature, the light and shadow flicker and distort,

After fierce fighting, the black blood was covered with scorching yellow sand.Scattered under the dunes were the remains of severed arms and torn torsos.The stench of stench pervades in the heat wave, like hell on earth.

There was a piercing cry in the sky.

A group of mutated vultures came.

These vultures are robust, with a length of more than one meter and a wingspan of nearly three meters. They are covered with black and red feathers, and there are hard bone spurs under the feathers.

On the bare neck, there are three heads of different sizes.

The middle one is red in color, with three long and narrow scales covering the back of its head.The hard beak is curved downward, with a black tip, like a steel structure.The left and right sides are slightly lighter in color, with protruding eyeballs and two rows of sharp teeth protruding from the edge of the bird's beak. During the flight, it continuously makes sharp and piercing calls.

The mutant vulture is one of the very few mutant birds that can adapt to the desert climate.

Their eyesight is quite keen and their sense of smell is well developed.They rise on thermals and soar through the sky.Adult mutated vultures can fly all day, searching for traces of prey in the sand sea.

Unlike the desert spider wasp, the mutant vulture can adapt to the harsh climate, but it is not a permanent resident of the fifth district.Only when the dry season comes, will they be seen in the desert.

The rainy season is the breeding season for mutated vultures. They will move into the fourth district in groups, or go further to the sixth and eighth districts, where they will build nests to court mates and reproduce.

After several months of careful nurturing, with the arrival of another dry season, although the baby vultures cannot survive independently, they can follow their parents on long-distance flights.Large groups of vultures will gather together and return to the desert together.

Like spider wasps, they feed on arthropods in the desert.

Harsh environment is bound to scarcity of resources.

If they haven't found food for a few days and are so hungry that they can't stand it, they will even snatch the spider wasp's prey, and even try to hunt weaker individuals.However, there is a 90.00% chance that the desert spider wasp will successfully fight back, and the mutated vulture will not be able to hunt, and will become the spider wasp's meal.

This result is not surprising.

In some cases, strange beasts will also hunt and kill native species, but the targets are mostly cubs and single sub-adults.Encountering an adult body that is seriously injured, weakened, and on the verge of death is considered a big luck.

The mutated vulture dared to attack the desert spider wasp, and it was an adult spider wasp in the prime of life. There were only three words to describe it: insane.

The environment in the fifth district is so harsh, but the mutated vultures are unstoppable. Every dry season comes, which makes many groups feel puzzled.Whether living in the sixth district or the fourth district, even if it is on the border with the third district, it is better than living in the desert.

The greatest possibility is that, before the catastrophe, the fifth area was the traditional habitat of the mutated vulture.Long years have passed, and the genes engraved in the bones are still functioning.

Every year during the dry season, the adult vultures return with their young, not only to familiarize themselves with the ancestral land, but also to hone the survival skills of the chicks.

Facts have proved that those who can survive the most difficult months and do not die of starvation and thirst in the desert, the probability of survival will be greatly increased after the chicks leave their parents and encounter any difficulties.

When it comes to nurturing chicks, native birds of prey can be regarded as strict parents.Compared with the mutant vulture, he will immediately become a moderate.

As a strange beast, the mutated vulture is closer to the original species in some respects.Therefore, when the beast tide happened, they were not greatly affected.Although a little restless, but not completely crazy.

However, the mutated vultures seldom come into contact with other species, and they don't have the quick thinking of squirrels and black spiders. Strictly speaking, they are somewhat similar to migrating to mutated bat groups on islands.

Not long ago, the group of corpses broke out in a melee in the desert, which was forced to stop due to a sandstorm.

After the sandstorm ended, the high-level zombies turned back one after another and encountered Gu Xuan under the sand dunes.Fighting is inevitable, and the latter is even more murderous.

The strong smell of blood drifted with the wind, and the mutated vultures were quickly attracted and gathered from all directions.

Like mutant lizards, vultures eat carrion, and zombies can still enter.

Unfortunately, they came at a very bad time.

Bai Pao and others locked Gu Xuan's position, boarded the sand dunes one after another, and found a scene like hell.

Sensing something strange, Gu Xuan fluttered his wings and flew into the air, found Bai Pao and others, said the word "Fang Ming", a variety of emotions flashed in his scarlet eyes, suddenly dropped the zombie in his hand, and rushed towards the sand dunes.

The spider swarm hovered above the sand dunes, like dark clouds, but they didn't intervene immediately.

Baipao and others had an agreement with Qi Le that the original species would not directly participate in the battle unless it was absolutely necessary.

The desert spider wasp respects this persistence.

They helped the white robe lock Gu Xuan's position faster, and collectively blocked the sky when the two sides were fighting.When Gu Xuan rises into the air, he will quickly press down and force him to return to the ground.

The arrival of the mutated vulture made the spider bee colony feel dissatisfied.

If left alone, these guys who like to pick up cheap are likely to disrupt the battle plan and affect the outcome of the battle.

There was a dense fluttering of wings, and a dozen spider wasps flew away from the team, and each went up to meet the vulture.They don't intend to kill the vultures, but to drive them away as far away as possible.

The mutated vulture didn't intend to leave just then, but started to circle around the spider wasp instead.It's not that they are really not afraid of death, but that the temptation on earth is too great, and it's a pity to give up.

However, they also learned a lesson and did not confront the spider wasp head-on. One part was responsible for attracting the opponent's attention, while the other part took the opportunity to land, bit a corpse, and ran away.

Although the action is funny, it is really helpless.

The mutated vulture is large in size, so it is naturally a bit cumbersome.With the "trophy" dragging it down, it is by no means so easy to use the airflow to ascend.Fortunately, their legs are long enough, and their claws are also very suitable for running in the desert. Before taking off, they can speed up and run for a certain distance, avoiding the attack of spider wasps as much as possible.

The bee swarm had been driven away several times, and the mutated vulture seemed determined to help clean up the battlefield.

You come and go, you chase each other, the high-level zombies killed by Gu Xuan began to decrease from the edge of the battlefield, and soon fell by one-third.

As for the one-eyed zombies, the mutated vultures are also very greedy, but these guys are too big to carry.If you eat on the spot, you can definitely eat a lot, but take it away?Even if there were three more heads, it would not be possible.

The mutated vulture was focused on the food, not interested in the battle among the zombies at all.

It's a pity that they were too greedy. After cleaning the edge of the battlefield, they began to approach the center again.

Unfortunately, two vultures happened to meet Gu Xuan who flew down from the sky.The latter grabbed his neck, and before he could even struggle, his skull was crushed and the crystal nucleus was taken out.

The energy of the mutated vulture's crystal nucleus is mediocre, not as good as that of a high-level zombie, but it is better than nothing.

Gu Xuan swallowed the crystal nucleus, threw away the vulture's body, let out a long howl, and rushed to the opposite white robe.

The white-robed zombie clenched his fists with both hands, turned sideways to avoid the sharp claws attacking his neck, and suddenly struck out with his right arm, hitting Gu Xuan's chest accurately.

With a bang, Gu Xuan flew upside down, flipped in mid-air, spread her black wings, landed on the sand, and slid several meters before stopping.

"Roar!"

The white robe's eyes were blood red, and black blood vessels bulged from his neck, showing sharp fangs, pursuing the victory.

Gu Xuan had a ferocious expression and crossed his arms, ready to face him head-on.

Two laser beams flew from the side suddenly, Gu Xuan couldn't dodge in time, and the left wing was pierced by the beams.At the same time, the skeleton zombie flew up, its sharp claws were like hooks, and it grabbed Gu Xuan's right wing fiercely.Several other high-level zombies intercepted from behind, blocking Gu Xuan's retreat.

The group of corpses attacked from all sides, cooperating tacitly.

Even though Gu Xuan had three heads and six arms, he was overwhelmed for a while, so he could only take a defensive position, unable to attack as before, and easily slaughtered the entire group of corpses.

So far, the bone wing zombies and bone spur zombies who came back with Gu Xuan have been wiped out.Among the group of corpses that came out of the third area, apart from Bai Pao and others, there were only high-level zombies who had encountered Gu Xuan before but were lucky enough not to be killed.

Except for the undiscovered small group of corpses scattered in a few areas, as well as Sati and Nathan who were brought into the base, almost all of Blue Star's advanced zombies were on the spot.

Bai Pao and others have talents, but in front of Gu Xuan, they can't play a big role, not even comparable to the laser weapon Qi Le's friendly support.Correspondingly, Gu Xuan's toxin and the talent fused from other species have little effect on the former.

Both sides are very clear that if they want to win, they can only rely on sharp teeth and claws, as well as the determination to attack.

However, even if Bai Pao and others had the numerical advantage, they couldn't win Gu Xuan for a while.On the contrary, Gu Xuan seized the opportunity to kill and injure several people.

If the white robe and military uniform hadn't made a decisive decision to throw the corpse out of the battle circle, the crystal core might have been taken away by Gu Xuan.

"Roar!"

During the battle, the skeleton zombie was torn off an arm, and finally left a wound on Gu Xuan's chest.

The sharp claws scratched, the skin and muscles were torn, and black blood flowed from the wound.Senbai's bone was broken, but what was exposed was not the black heart, but the corner of the ore, faintly flickering red.

When the red light appeared, not to mention the advanced zombies and mutated vultures nearby, even the spider wasps in mid-air and even the native species on the spaceship felt a terrifying energy.

In an instant, the body seemed to be wrapped in magma, the fur, flesh and bones were all burning, and the strength multiplied.

At the same time, tyrannical emotions filled his mind, and his eyes were blood red.Sanity fades away, leaving only the desire to kill, destroy and plunder.

Fortunately, the red light only appeared for a moment, and Gu Xuan has a strong healing ability, and the wound quickly returned to its original state, covering the exposed ore.

Waking up from the tyranny, for a moment, Qi Le didn't understand what happened just now.Looking around, he found that everyone was as dazed as he was.

As time goes by, the brain gradually becomes clearer, and the memory is slowly coming back.

Looking at the clear claw marks on the deck, the cat father broke out in a cold sweat.

He finally understood what the "danger" in the white robe's mouth represented.

What exactly is that ore, and why does it have such terrifying energy?Why did such a terrible thing appear in Gu Xuan's body?

So far, no matter what the level of the zombies he has met, the crystal nuclei are hidden in the heart, without a single exception.As for Gu Xuan's situation, the heart was clearly replaced by ore!

Many thoughts flashed through Qi Le's mind, in a mess.For a moment, he seemed to have caught something, and it seemed that he hadn't caught anything, it was always hazy and blurred.

Alpha once said that the mutation of Blue Star came from a piece of ore.

Contacting the information given to him by Xi Yaer, thinking about the discovery in the underground bunker, coupled with the history dictated by the sea turtle Ethan and the elder bird of prey, Qi Le's heart suddenly trembled, a certain thought flashed through his mind, his pupils suddenly dilated, Instantly tightened into two thin lines.

"Qi Le?" Guna walked up to Qi Le and asked, "What did you think of?"

The appearance of ore and red light made the original species vigilant.

They couldn't determine what was inside Gu Xuan's body.However, their intuition told them that this thing must be destroyed!Even if it can't be destroyed, it can't stay in Blue Star!

"I'm thinking about that disaster that changed everything." Qi Le said.

"That was hundreds of years ago." Guna frowned.

Qi Le nodded, but did not continue to speak.

He guessed some kind of possibility, but found it unbelievable, and didn't know how to explain it at all.However, when related to Gu Xuan's various abnormalities, the thoughts in his heart became more and more determined.

"I think that what is on Gu Xuan's body is likely to be one of the sources of the Blue Star disaster."

"what?!"

Under the dunes, the battle continued.

In order to recover from the injury as soon as possible, Gu Xuan kept killing the mutant vultures and swallowed the crystal nucleus before Bai Pao and others intercepted it.

The mutated vulture finally learned how to behave, not daring to approach the center of the battlefield, and only searched around the edge of the battlefield, hoping to find more food.

However, Gu Xuan did not intend to let them go.

When he was hit hard again and his single wing was almost broken, Gu Xuan jumped up, grabbed and smashed the skull of a high-level zombie with one hand, jumped over his shoulder, and pounced on the two vultures nearby, biting it off. up their necks.

Companions were killed one after another, and it was useless to hide on the edge of the battlefield. The mutated vulture was finally furious.

The hoarse cry kept ringing, the wings spread out, and the bone spurs hidden under the feathers stood upside down like steel needles.

More than a hundred mutated vultures rushed at the same time, it was impossible to kill Gu Xuan, but they brought him a lot of trouble, hindering his sight and speed, and creating opportunities for the white-robed zombies to attack.

In view of the previous lesson, the white-robed zombie did not try to cut Gu Xuan's chest, but took advantage of the gap to knock him down to the ground. The army uniform and skeleton zombies took the opportunity to press down on Gu Xuan, using all their strength to hold Gu Xuan's arm , making him unable to move.

The white-robed zombie pressed Gu Xuan's back with its knees, and its single claw pierced through Gu Xuan's right wing, tearing it off fiercely.

"Roar!"

Gu Xuan let out a roar, and suddenly burst out of power, throwing all three of them away.Get up from the ground, hold your right shoulder with one hand, with scarlet eyes, and sternly said: "Fang Ming! I am right! You exile yourself, I don't want to! I can create a perfect body, I am right!"

After the white-robed zombie stood still, he shook his head and said, "None of us is right."

Stopping the uniformed and skeleton zombies who wanted to rush forward, the white-robed zombie continued: "Everything that happened to Blue Star is due to the greed of primitive humans. We shouldn't have entered that crashed spaceship, and we shouldn't have opened that sealed container." , the fallen aliens should not be tested!"

"Do you remember?" The madness in Gu Xuan's eyes faded slightly, "Then you should understand that what I did was right!"

"No, just because I remembered it, I became more aware that you were wrong, you were wrong!"

"I'm right!" Gu Xuan pressed his chest with one hand, "I created a perfect body, and I can change everything!"

"The disaster has already happened, the mistake has already been made, and nothing can be changed." The white-robed zombie looked at Gu Xuan, and said in a deep voice, "We are the ones who destroyed everything, the Blue Star 500 years ago!"

"We wage war and kill each other!"

"We are dominated by greed, we open boxes that shouldn't be opened, touch things that shouldn't be touched, leading to disasters!"

"Destroying the ore and sealing off the third area was the only way to protect the planet at that time." The white-robed zombie stared at Gu Xuan, "But you are not reconciled. After the plan was formulated, you actually fled with the ore!"

"Escape? Escape?!"

As if hearing a big joke, Gu Xuan laughed out loud, and the laughter was full of madness.

"Do you think I put this ore in by myself?" Gu Xuan suddenly plunged his hand into his chest, tearing open three wounds side by side, "My talent is absorption, do you remember?"

"Someone didn't want to destroy this ore, so they put it in me."

"You are willing to sacrifice everything and choose to enter the third district, but some people are not willing. They are ready to create more zombies, find out the secrets of power and talent. And think that in order to achieve their goals, all sacrifices are worth it!"

"They created an underground bunker called a shelter. In fact, they just created a cage to attract more test subjects."

Speaking of this, Gu Xuan's smile became weird, raised the metal ring on his wrist, and continued: "They made this, thinking they could control me. But they don't know, I'm using them too."

"In my opinion, there is no difference between them and those test subjects."

Therefore, after mastering the usage of the metal ring, he locked all the original "owners" of the underground bunker into the laboratory.

As a result, they all turned into ordinary zombies, and none of them had independent thinking. Compared with the previous high-ranking appearance, it was no ordinary irony.

"They?" The white-robed zombie said in a deep voice.

"Yes, they." Gu Xuan sneered, "The people who started the war, ordered the start of the experiment, and announced the establishment of the shelter after the disaster happened. Those who disagreed with them and issued the blockade order for you, as early as Killed before Sector [-] closed."

"I admit, I'm a cold-blooded bastard. But I pity you, Fang Ming." Gu Xuan narrowed his eyes, his expression full of sarcasm.

Inside the command cabin of the spaceship, everything that happened under the sand dunes was clearly projected on the screen, including the dialogue between the two sides, which was clearly heard by everyone.

Hearing what Gu Xuan confide, Qi Le remained motionless for a long time, the chill shot up from the soles of his feet, his whole body was as cold as falling into an ice cellar.