(Tomorrow at noon)
Half an hour later, at the Stone Carving Factory.
Bodies were laid out in the warehouse, safe and sound, waiting for Xu Yuan to come and take them away, if he could survive.
With the help of the Apophis Meteorite Fragment, the Fierce Tiger Statue was finally repaired. Shen Yuan immediately began working on the Xiang Yu Statue.
As time passed, the number of Mutant Beasts decreased significantly; many had been killed by the troops and Evolvers, though many soldiers and Evolvers also met a gruesome end. This was a bloody and brutal war, not a game!
Suddenly, Shen Yuan sensed that something was off.
He climbed up to the roof of the Factory but felt it wasn't high enough. So he climbed up a large tree and reached the highest branch to get a better view.
Soon, he saw groups of Mutant Beasts rushing frantically toward a certain location in the city center, completely ignoring everything else.
What was happening over there?
"You all stay here; I'm going to check it out." Shen Yuan felt uneasy, sensing that something terrifying was about to occur.
He mounted the Fierce Tiger Statue and headed toward the city center.
As he ran, Shen Yuan occasionally encountered Mutant Beasts.
But strangely, these Mutant Beasts did not attack him; instead, they desperately rushed toward the city center. What could be attracting them?
After running for a full ten minutes, Shen Yuan realized that something was wrong.
He suddenly felt unwell all over, as if there was a kind of "pressure," a kind of "aura" that made him feel intimidated!
Yes, there was a kind of pressure that was hard to describe in words, making him feel uncomfortable, as if he had encountered a sworn enemy, or like when he saw those formidable figures in his childhood. It was the feeling of a lower being facing a higher one!
Not just him!
He saw some weaker Level 0 Mutant Beasts trembling in place, too scared to approach. Some even suddenly turned and fled for their lives!
As for the Level 1 Mutant Beasts that were still somewhat capable, although they showed signs of fear, they managed to hold it together and continued to run.
Shen Yuan even spotted a cat!
It was a Black Cat, likely a Level 2 Mutant Beast known as the Lightning Black Cat. It moved incredibly fast, darting past not far from Shen Yuan, ignoring other Mutant Beasts or humans along the way and heading straight for the city center.
Shen Yuan looked up and saw an Azure Hawk circling in the sky in the distance; it was a Level 2 Mutant Beast known as the Iron-Winged Hawk!
What on earth was happening!
What could cause so many Mutant Beasts to flock together and make the Level 2 Mutant Beasts gather? Could it be...
Shen Yuan suppressed the fear in his heart and restrained his desires as he continued toward the city center.
Soon, he spotted a multi-story office building, one of the few structures in the city center that had not collapsed. There, he was not far from where the Iron Beak Hawk was circling.
"Stay down here!" Shen Yuan ordered the Fierce Tiger Stone Sculpture to wait below. He quickly ascended the building and reached the rooftop.
Soon, he gazed far away and saw an incredibly shocking scene!
In the ruins of Central Square, five Second Tier Mutant Beasts had gathered!
Lightning Black Cat, Iron-Winged Hawk, Seven-Linked Golden Snake!
There were also two other Second Tier Mutant Beasts that were not recorded in the Mutant Beast Compendium, a Mutant Pig and a Mutated Dog!
The five Second Tier Mutant Beasts occupied their respective areas, and the other Mutant Beasts around them did not dare to approach. They were not afraid of these five Second Tier Mutant Beasts, but of the one in the center of the square, over three meters tall and covered in spikes...
"Second Tier Mutant Beast, Stabbing King White Hedgehog! No, it is no longer a Second Tier Mutant Beast; it has become a Third Tier King-Class Mutant Beast!"
According to folklore, there are five immortals: the Fox Immortal (Fox), Huang Xian (Weasel), Spiny King White Sage (Hedgehog), Willow Immortal (Snake), and Gray Mouse (Mouse).
Legend has it that once these five animals reach a certain age, they gain spirituality and become demon immortal with extraordinary abilities.
Named after the Spiny King White Sage, the power of this mutated hedgehog is evident.
In fact, in Jinling, the classification of Mutant Beasts is constant. Besides the divisions of Zero Tier, First Tier, and Second Tier, each tier is further divided into five specific levels based on the strength of the Mutant Beasts.
Within the same tier, One Star Mutant Beasts are the weakest, while Five Star Mutant Beasts are the strongest.
For example, the Tank Golden Bull that was taken down by Shen Yuan is a Second Tier Two Star Mutant Beast; Lightning Black Cat is a Second Tier Three Star Mutant Beast; Iron-Winged Hawk is a Second Tier Four Star Mutant Beast; Seven-Linked Golden Snake is also a Second Tier Four Star Mutant Beast.
Stabbing King White Hedgehog is a Second Tier Five Star Mutant Beast!
It was originally the most powerful Mutant Beast near Suicheng, and it was discovered a few days ago active in Northwest Wetland Park. Unexpectedly, it has now advanced to a Tier 3 King-Class Mutant Beast, truly living up to its name and becoming a king!
The Mutant Beast Compendium specifically states that a Tier 3 King-Class Mutant Beast is far stronger than a Tier 2 General-Class Mutant Beast; it is the true ruler.
A Tier 2 Mutant Beast can only exert limited control over its own kind, such as the Tank Golden Bull, which is the leader of a group of Mutated Cows, but it has only limited dominion.
However, Tier 3 Mutant Beasts are different.
Tier 3 Mutant Beasts reign because they can emit a strange aura of "pressure" and "momentum." Wherever they go, ordinary Mutant Beasts are completely subdued, and even Tier 2 Mutant Beasts must bow down in submission.
Thus, Tier 3 Mutant Beasts are referred to as King Level, while Tier 2 Mutant Beasts are called General Level.
King-Class Mutant Beasts can command cross-species Mutant Beasts through that strange aura of pressure.
Only King-Class Mutant Beasts have the ability to lead thousands of Mutant Beasts and initiate beast tides!
When did the Stabbing King White Hedgehog advance to King Level? And why did it advance?
Through extensive hunting?
Or...
"The Apophis Meteorite Fragment!"
It must be the Apophis Meteorite Fragment!
The apocalypse has arrived for less than a month, and it is difficult to obtain enough Source of Life through hunting alone to evolve into a king. The only possibility is likely the Apophis Meteorite Fragment.
If a Mutant Beast directly devours a piece of the Apophis Meteorite Fragment, then with the massive amount of Source of Life contained within, it can achieve unimaginable Gene Mutation and possess extraordinary abilities.
"Eh? It's injured?"
Shen Yuan frowned, noticing that the Stabbing King White Hedgehog was covered in blood, with its half-meter-long, incredibly hard spikes at least half destroyed, caused by explosions from shells, bullet sprays, and missile bombardments!
And on the square, there were even remnants of armored vehicles, tanks, and even bombers and combat helicopters!
Without a doubt!
After discovering the Stabbing King White Hedgehog, the military immediately concentrated all firepower on it, which naturally provoked its counterattack!
What kind of counterattack?
Just look at those spikes embedded in the armored vehicles, tanks, and planes to find out!
The Stabbing King White Hedgehog can control the spikes on its body and launch them directly. The Mutant Beast Compendium clearly states: the Stabbing King White Hedgehog once eliminated a second-tier Mutated Snake by launching its spikes!
Now that it has advanced to tier three, its strength is naturally greater; its spikes are harder, and the launch speed is faster, capable of penetrating even armored vehicles!
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