novelraw Chapter 1595 - 1129: The Mutation Is Happening Too Fast
Chapter 1595 - 1129: The Mutation Is Happening Too Fast
"Damn it, can someone tell me what’s happening here? Why did the southern forest revolt???"
A group of local Alien Phenomenon hunters stared at the revolting southern forest, which had now been sealed off.
Initially, some people were dissatisfied, but after terrifying energy fluctuations emerged from there, those hunters felt it was quite good to have it sealed off. At least this sealing ensured they wouldn’t recklessly rush in.
"No idea."
"What about the investigation?"
"You can try going in to investigate; we’ll offer appropriate rewards," said an employee responsible for sealing the area. Entering to investigate required signing an agreement.
If the investigation yielded results, there would naturally be rewards. If not, and the person disappeared, it would be voluntary, unrelated to them if they died.
"Hmph... Not going!" The Alien Phenomenon hunter who spoke snorted willfully, indicating no desire to get involved in this matter.
He looked at the other hunters, who weren’t fools, and naturally wouldn’t think of making big moves at this time.
No one intended to stir up anything; some even felt unsafe being there.
The hunters in the area moved to more distant regions for observation, while the employees sealing the area didn’t react much; of course, they didn’t seem easygoing either.
Even though they had received inside information, those arranged to be there weren’t simpletons.
Soon, Ahn Qi arrived, and the employee in charge immediately reported the situation accordingly.
The sealing here wasn’t a full seal, only for the part overseen by the Ahn family. If someone insisted on passing through, they could completely bypass elsewhere.
The area overseen by the Ahn family was off-limits unless an agreement was signed.
If anyone entering the southern forest through other means died due to an accident, it wasn’t their concern either.
"Miss Qi, some Alien Phenomenon hunters sneaked in, but it’s not our business."
"Ignore them."
Ahn Qi said casually, "Just maintain the current seal, but don’t make it too easy."
The person in charge nodded immediately, loudly issuing follow-up instructions, urging those responsible for sealing the place to remain vigilant.
Ahn Qi then headed to the camp, and soon Ahn Longling arrived with combat troops.
The overall actions were similar to those of other families in Hazy City, all arranging armed forces here, seemingly on guard against something.
However, Ahn Qi was well aware of what was happening in the southern forest, and even those brought by Ahn Longling were not there for contingency but more to acquire special research materials.
The events Zheng Yichen encountered in the southern forest had long been relayed by Lilith, who even watched the recordings.
The mist could block some signals, but the Firmament Wheel signal from Zheng Yichen was unavodably impervious. Zheng Yichen could communicate across worlds directly.
What interference could intra-world communication bring him?
Still, Ahn Qi never expected that the phenomenon long studied had such secrets, where phenomena were attracted by certain things, separating into special ’raiders.’
The terrifying scenes emerging within the phenomena weren’t entirely false; if certain conditions were triggered, the creatures in those scenes could materialize.
The violent energy fluctuations in the southern forest were Zheng Yichen baiting and waiting.
Subsequently, the species within the southern forest would become richer, and the residual powers left by the Will of the World Fragments created many unique monsters.
Those monsters contained some fine powder related to the World’s Will.
However, since they were residual remnants, they couldn’t be called the World’s Will, more like Godhead fragments.
Yet, the potential development of such fragments far exceeded that of Godhead ones, provided the person obtaining them had enough talent to perfect them.
Furthermore, the powder inside the monsters would gradually coalesce over time.
With strong research resources, Zheng Yichen quickly identified some of the monster’s characteristics in a short time.
During the baiting, Zheng Yichen also attempted to hunt those monsters.
However, the focus wasn’t on killing but on capturing and rearing them to enrich the Firmament Wheel.
Zheng Yichen couldn’t catch all the monsters, so their hunters group would be busier ahead.
The energy fluctuations within the southern forest persisted until evening, leaving the nearby people numb after the initial shock.
The detected energy fluctuations were strong enough to flatten Hazy City if fully unleashed.
But nothing erupted until evening; was it all nothing after all?
Moreover, the quick thinkers had already realized certain possibilities.
Was someone causing trouble in the southern forest?
Those daring slipped in elsewhere, attempting to uncover the secrets of the internal outbreak, while the timid continued observing.
Ahn Qi and Ahn Longling in the camp weren’t in a hurry at all.
They were there just for appearances, to put some minds at ease.
By evening, after Zheng Yichen concluded his baiting exercise, Ahn Qi and Ahn Longling dispatched personnel into the southern forest.
Once inside, they immediately discovered changes in the southern forest; even at the outskirts, the trees seemed to have grown a few centuries.
Some trees even exuded a rather threatening aura.
The regular creatures once inhabiting these areas had mutated or underwent transformation due to Zheng Yichen’s actions.
With increased environmental intensity, the mutation probability of organisms decreased, as they appeared more stable as the environment’s strength increased.
Hence, when encountering factors inducing mutation, stability could transform mutations into benign variations.
Mutations were primarily negative, while variations were a mix of good and bad.
Currently, there were many seemingly benign variant creatures, alongside some malign mutations.
These malign mutated creatures were forcibly given alternate forms, appearing deranged. Upon entry, they faced frenzied attacks before collecting complete intelligence.
Additionally, many dangerous creatures had escaped from the phenomena.
In Misty City World, the frequency of phenomena was high, and their maintenance time grew longer. The longer a phenomenon lasted, the more alien creatures appeared naturally.
Combined with the terrain, the exploration difficulty of the southern forest rose sharply.
"And these trees... they’ve become so sturdy!" An Alien Phenomenon hunter knocked on the nearby rapidly growing tree, feeling as if he were tapping a block of metal.
This level of sturdy trees formed a vast forest... tricky!
To turn into this in an afternoon, the mutation speed was so fast!