I Am Cultivating in the Apocalypse

Chapter 1082 - 1182: Brother Xie: I’m Just a Mutation, a Little Different from Others

The man turned around, seemingly just waking up, his eyes not fully open yet. He tried hard to open his eyes to take a closer look, hoping that this rescue wouldn’t let him down this time.

"This isn’t a pretty normal person—" Jing Shu’s words were cut short.

Originally, from behind the pool, he still seemed like a normal person. But as the man got closer and taller... everyone realized the man only had half of his body left? And there was only the head and chest cavity; what about the rest of the body?

Su Malie screamed: "Is this still a person? How is there only half a body? Can half a body survive in water?"

Aliang scratched his head: "Don’t be afraid, our Brother Xie has changed a tiny bit."

"Is that a tiny bit different?"

"Except for having a head, you could say that other parts have nothing to do with a person."

The man coughed: "Who says I only have half a body? Isn’t the rest of my body in this pool?" As if to verify his words, blobs of black slime formed the shape of a body and even thoughtfully formed a hand.

But eventually, stuck together, they couldn’t open up again.

"Sorry, this hand doesn’t quite behave. As you can see, right now it’s a bit difficult for me to do anything at all." The man awkwardly smiled, easing the tension from earlier.

Well then, at least normal New Humans have a body; don’t mind that Xiao Wei’s lower body is an insect body, but at least it’s still a body, whereas this guy’s entire body is made of black slime? Want to be Venom? But without the cool abilities of Venom, more like a slug...

"Sir, are you Xie Jian Country, who went missing the year before last?" Jing Shu directly asked on the side, regardless if there’s energy here, she was here with another purpose: to help Grandma Jing find her missing youngest son.

The man was momentarily dazed, then his expression began to get excited: "It’s me, it’s me, are you here to rescue me? Does anyone remember I’m Xie Jian Country? I heard the latest news is that everyone in Wu City has migrated to the South Sea, how can anyone still remember me? Is someone looking for me?"

Xie Jian Country held a vague suspicion in his heart but dared not think it might be his family sending someone to rescue him, as his family were honest folks without power or influence, how could they possibly dispatch a special rescue team for him?

"Yes, it’s your mother who found us wanting to find out your whereabouts. Only a few months ago, our dispatched rescue team went missing nearby. You’re quite fortunate because a large amount of Dark Energy was discovered in here. This time our rescue team is immensely powerful, aiming not only to rescue the trapped people but also the underground Dark Energy." Jing Shu briefly described the matter from start to finish.

After all, according to the trajectory of the previous life, it would take a year or two before Wu City was unearthed; Xie Jian Country would suffer for another couple years, but this life—due to her premature intervention—leads to changed events.

"My mother found you? Is she still alive? Where is she now? Wait—did you say my mother found you?" Xie Jian Country carefully examined Jing Shu in the crowd; he felt the woman in front of him was truly not simple. Others might not sense it, but he could feel that this woman was the most abundant in Dark Energy amongst everyone, like a black hole madly absorbing the surrounding Dark Energy!

He somewhat doubted: "My mother is just an ordinary person, how could she know you special people?"

"Well... My grandma and your mother are hometown folks, grew up in the same village." Afterward, Jing Shu mentioned the village’s name, Grandma Jing’s name, and explained the current situation of Nanny Xie’s family in the South Sea, as well as the coincidence of her dispatching a rescue team around Wu City, which then disappeared.

Xie Jian Country immediately believed: "I know Aunt Ying, she used to play with my mother when we were kids. Great, just great—remarkable, my family is alive, wonderful news—"

"Matched up correctly, that’s a match then."

Jing Shu nodded towards Zhen Nantian.

Zhen Nantian slowly breathed a sigh of relief, having settled the most uncertain mutant; everything else was easier to address, "Mr. Xie, your family is living quite well in the South Sea. Next, cooperate properly with us, and we’ll all leave this place together."

Xie Jian Country pondered for a moment, "One last question remains. Considering how I look today—you have seen it—will they perform slicing and studying on me above? After going out, how will they handle me?"

Before the rescue team came, he thought it would be good for someone to rescue him; he didn’t want to stay in this dark place anymore.

But the rescue team indeed came, and this batch of rescuers has surprisingly extraordinary abilities—coming specifically for the Dark Energy on him, which left him somewhat uncertain.

Zhen Nantian gestured to Jing Shu to speak.

Because it was apparent that the New Human seemed to trust Jing Shu more at this moment, considering the connection between the two.

Jing Shu smiled: "Now, if I tell you too much, you’ll always harbor doubts. Let me show you some photos and videos of myself with New Human friends. Oh, by the way, New Humans is the new definition from above for humans who mutate after merging with Dark Energy."

After speaking, Jing Shu sent over some photos and videos of herself, Xiao Wei, and Zhang Lang, amongst others.

"Are these all New Humans? So it’s not just me—" Xie Jian Country instantly felt much more relieved.

Jing Shu nodded: "Don’t worry, the above is quite lenient towards New Humans loyal to the country. If you join, they might even offer a position. However, if you have other ideas, they won’t make things difficult for you."

"Alright, I will cooperate well with you all, just, this place might not be easy to leave." Xie Jian Country seemed to come alive entirely, having previously felt numb waiting for death. Now, knowing there’s a big family surviving outside, plus the above likely won’t slice him up, he gained a lot of positivity towards living and getting out.

Even if this appearance might frighten his family.

But nothing is more important than letting his family know he’s still alive!

Yang Yang took out a map, pointing to the center of the mountain range: "Originally, we were in the Tianshan Mountain Range; the avalanche directly swept everyone and everything down. So we should be underground now? Regarding our current location, do you have any insights? Did you ever make a plan to escape once?"

Xie Jian Country looked at the map thoughtfully, "From my long-standing experience here, this damned place experiences an earthquake once a month, sending everything above down, like feeding and digesting quickly. That time might have something resembling an exit; otherwise, this place is more like a closed stomach space, without any exit."

"So you mean the only exit is during the monthly earthquake days?"