Published: February 19, 2025
CHAPTER 94: Ocean Giants
On the truck, under Zhao Zhilong's interrogation, the heavily injured rebel confessed all the information.
It was much like what Yuan Chenghuang had guessed; their elite rebel squad had been hiding in a nearby village since the main forces were wiped out.
When the plane had glided over them, some speculated that it was a new batch of federal Martial High geniuses coming to support.
Thus, they spontaneously decided to lay an ambush, choosing the section of hardened earth outside the town, hoping to blow up some geniuses to take revenge on the federation.
They concealed themselves beneath already dug-up piles of bricks, making it hard to expose themselves. Regardless of whether the explosion succeeded or not, they could both attack and retreat.
Who would have thought they would encounter Chen Chu, who could sense positions with his sight.
At the hotel base, the arrival of thirty new participants added much liveliness.
After witnessing Li Meng's fierce combat style during that ambush, the newcomers lost their arrogance.
In the following days, these newcomers behaved very humbly. Under Liu Feixu's request to guide the new recruits, they went out daily with Liu Feng and others.
Some of the newcomers even modified their battle armor, thickening it further or welding wings onto it, while others equipped themselves with folding mechanical arms resembling spider legs.
Instantly, the trial scene in Lestrol City became increasingly bizarre.
In addition, with the improvement of the intelligence system, whenever a murder occurred somewhere in Lestrol City, or villagers went missing nearby, it would be reported back to the mission platform.
This included civilians reporting sightings of rebel traces.
At this time, the platform would issue tasks to Chen Chu and others, quickly sending them to the incident location for investigation, eliminating many cumbersome processes in between.
In such circumstances, the blood disciples and rebels hiding in Lestrol City were continuously exposed, diminishing their living space.
Although there were some trial participants injured, there had been no deaths so far, and through constant fighting and resource exchanges, everyone was becoming braver and stronger.
This atmosphere truly felt like a trial.
However, with too many participants, it also became problematic, as there weren't enough tasks to distribute. Sometimes, several days would pass without any harvest, prompting Chen Chu to focus all his energy on the heavy armored beast.
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November 25th
Under the deep water, a mutated beast, measuring two meters and ninety-five centimeters in length, slowly floated, its surface covered in thick black armor, with faint golden vertical pupils scanning the surroundings.
With the frenzied hunting over this period, the heavy armored beast had become the absolute ruler of this vast estuary.
Even the mutated fish that were five or six meters long would either flee far away upon encountering it or become nourishment for its growth.
Crunch! The heavy armored beast chewed on a snack over a meter long, pondering whether it should venture out.
In the estuary spanning dozens of kilometers, almost all mutated fish over one meter fifty in size had been consumed.
After cruising for half an hour today without finding a single 'big' meal, Chen Chu felt a bit annoyed.
After thinking for a moment, the heavy armored beast flicked its tail forcefully, propelling its massive body toward the sea, feeling a mix of tension and anticipation.
Initially, it planned to wait until its third evolution to enter the ocean for safety.
But now, due to the ‘scarcity’ of food and its surging strength, Chen Chu decided to take a look.
Boom! As the freshwater and seawater met, a nearly three-meter-long black mutated beast silently glided through, causing a discomfort in its lungs.
Gurgle! Gurgle!!
Underneath over ten meters of water, the heavy armored beast released a stream of bubbles, gently shook its head, and only began to move after its body adapted to the seawater.