“They’re calling for help!”
“They?” Xu Song’s attention was immediately drawn to the word “they.”
Mo Tianyou nodded vigorously, “Yes, they, they are very weak…”
Looking in the direction pointed by Mo Tianyou, they could vaguely see a path leading into the mountains that existed before the apocalypse. This small path had been mostly destroyed in the post-apocalyptic world because it led up the mountain.
“What should we do?”
Yue Zheng frowned, remaining silent for a moment.
“There’s nothing stronger than us around here!” Mo Tianyou clenched his small fists tightly, his face filled with nervousness. “They… they’re dying… The life force of those creatures is gradually fading. Their cries for help, which were already weak, have almost vanished. Some of them have completely stopped.”
“Let’s go.” The sight of the children’s faces convinced the two adults to fulfill their small wish, as long as it was confirmed that there was no danger.
Xiao Shu and the grasshopper would stay to guard the car, while Yue Zheng and Xu Song led the way. The two children closely followed behind them. The path up the mountain was particularly difficult, filled with menacing roots of various plants.
With each step, the four of them struggled to climb up to a relatively flat area as quickly as possible. However, they were shocked by the scene before them.
Enormous mutated animals of various species were suspended halfway up the mountainside.
“Oh my god… What is this…” Xu Song was too shocked to find words. Some of these animals were already completely dead, appearing to have been dead for several days, with a slightly dried-out appearance.
Others were still barely alive, but in a half-dead state.
Sensing the presence of someone, a few of the animals that still had some consciousness twitched slightly.
“Daddy, please save them…” Tears shimmered in Mo Tianyou’s eyes as he tugged at the sleeves of Xu Song and Yue Zheng. He could directly sense the thoughts of these animals, so the impact he experienced was much greater than that of the others present.
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They didn’t have many medical supplies at hand, and none of them had any veterinary training. The only one with healing abilities, Xiao Shu, was still at the foot of the mountain. Some of the animals they rescued, which were extremely weak, died shortly after being freed, their eyes filled with confusion.
Xu Song felt a sense of discomfort in his heart. Although he usually ate these mutated animals, seeing them hanging on the trees like dried meat made him inexplicably uneasy.
Mo Tiancheng and Mo Tianyou were also different from their usual selves. The older brother stayed close to the younger one, touching this animal and that, before returning to Yue Zheng and Xu Song with teary eyes and a lowered head. “Can we… take them down the mountain? They were all captured by the big snake.”
“The big snake? The one we encountered earlier, the white snake?!” Yue Zheng’s heart tightened.
Mo Tianyou nodded, “It caught them and kept them here to eat slowly.”
Animals have learned to stockpile food?!
These animals were captured by the big white snake, using its instinctual dominance over them to threaten and capture mutated animals of a higher level. Compared to humans, whose appearance has barely changed, these mutated animals were larger in size, and one was enough for the snake to digest for a while.
The highly aware white snake would capture a few mutated animals and store them here as its reserve food from time to time. Last night, it caught many weak animals from the mountain, and many of them ran down into the city, which caused the situation from last night.
However, it didn’t expect to encounter Yue Zheng and the others today. Frustrated, the snake took refuge in the deep mountains and didn’t even care about its reserve food anymore.
Xu Song bent down and patted Mo Tianyou’s head, “You can take them down, but you’ll have to figure out how to transport them yourself.”
Mo Tiancheng patted his chest beside him, “I’ll help Tianyou transport them!”
The evergreen vine transformed into a carrier, gradually moving the animals down the mountain. They planted a tree at regular intervals, transforming the mountain path into a plant “elevator.”
“Do we need to do something about these?” Xu Song asked Yue Zheng, looking at the dead animals still hanging in the air or the ones that died after being released.
Yue Zheng turned to look at the slowly drying animals. Although the scene was astonishing and appeared cruel, he shook his head, “No need. That snake is also an animal and needs to eat.” They couldn’t completely destroy the living conditions of these animals just because of human “compassion.”
They had already released many animals, and if they didn’t leave these dead ones, the snake would still come down to hunt for food once its injuries healed. By leaving some dead animals, it would at least leave room for the snake and provide other creatures with a chance to survive.
Xu Song nodded. He had been presumptuous. Both he and Yue Zheng would catch mutated animals to improve their diet, so why should they deny these animals? No one could say for sure what the future world would become, but in the short term, it would likely be similar to the survival situation of the two of them, people reverting to ancient times, relying on exploring abandoned towns, hunting, and gathering for a living.
In that case, he had no right to force these animals to go without food just because he couldn’t bear it. If it were himself, going out to hunt and encountering difficult prey, temporarily escaping only to find that the food stored at home had been taken by other animals…
In order to avoid attracting attention from the big white snake, it would be best for them to quietly leave. After all, the snake was not necessarily unable to defeat them; it was just that a desperate fight could result in mutual damage.
Mo Tiancheng and Mo Tianyou walked ahead, watching the vines transporting the animals downwards. When Yue Zheng and the others reached the foot of the mountain, they saw small trees emitting a green light, healing the animals.
With Mo Tianyou by their side, he could communicate with and comfort the animals through his thoughts. Therefore, after being healed, these animals didn’t have any intention of launching a violent attack.
Soon, the animals regained some of their energy. After all, most of them hadn’t suffered severe injuries; they had only been hung up by the big snake for a while, causing them to go hungry. A few of them were newly captured by the snake last night and had sustained some injuries, but they were relatively spirited.
“Tianyou, if they recover, let them flee for their lives. We need to continue heading north, and it’s inconvenient to have them with us.” Although these animals possessed considerable combat power, animals needed to eat. Moreover, the larger-sized animals couldn’t fit inside the vehicle. If they were to travel together, it would inevitably arouse suspicion and make them a target of attack, traveling with dozens of huge mutated animals would definitely raise suspicion.
Mo Tianyou obediently nodded, turned around, and communicated with the animals. After about half an hour, the majority of the animals had left, but there were still a few that seemed unwilling to go.
Blinking his eyes, Mo Tianyou cautiously looked at Xu Song and said, “They… they don’t want to leave. Can we let them stay?”
Xu Song smiled and glanced at the hedgehog he was holding in his arms, a common hedgehog, small in size, fitting in the palm of an adult’s hand. It wouldn’t prick you if you held it carefully along the spines. It was really strange why it had been caught by the big snake. It was so small that it couldn’t even fill the snake’s teeth gaps.
Besides the hedgehog Mo Tianyou was holding, there was also a large-sized Labrador Retriever.
“If you’re willing to take responsibility for feeding them, then it’s fine,” Xu Song looked at Yue Zheng and saw him nod. He crouched down and stroked Mo Tianyou’s head, giving instructions.
Mo Tianyou vigorously nodded, “I will feed them! The hedgehog can eat fruits, and the big dog can catch its own food!”
Mo Tiancheng also nodded along, “I will grow fruits for them to eat!”
Since that day in early July, the entire blue planet has, in an instant, transformed from a blue hue to a world intertwined with blue and green.
Through satellites, countries have transmitted images of the current state of the Earth. The once bustling roads and towns have turned into ruins. Under the cover of massive mutated plants, the original landscape is obscured from view.
How many types of plants have undergone mutation? And how many new species have suddenly appeared? No one can say for sure.
And now, the still-functioning machinery of nations strive to communicate with the safe zones established in various cities. However, one unexpected piece of news after another catches the leaders off guard.
“Mr. Wu, the signal from City S has completely gone dark!” A person rushes into a room and reports to an elderly man inside.
“City S?! Wasn’t there news just a few days ago?” The elderly man raises his head, his eyes filled with uncontrollable shock. Although on a different route, City S could be considered one of the cities that has recovered quickly after the disaster in the country. Especially due to its coastal location, it was already a thriving commercial city with greater economic development and a larger pool of talent compared to other cities.
The large population also resulted in a higher density of superhumans in that city. Of course, due to different policies, the suppression of superhumans there was much stronger than in other cities.
The person nods anxiously, “Take a look at this. These are the satellite images just transmitted, photos of the coastal area of City S…”
The old man notices that his subordinate’s hands are trembling slightly and quickly takes the photos. Suddenly, shock fills his eyes, “W-what are these?!”
“Mutated creatures… mutated creatures from the ocean.”
With a heavy voice, the last glimmer of hope is shattered completely. Those various marine creatures that once thrived in the ocean now possess the ability to briefly survive on land after the mutation.
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Seafood mayhem? Where are they heading to again? I’ve forgot where they are right now.🤭
If I remember correctly they are heading to B city to find Xu song’s mother
Omg, I think I can imagine giant mutated sharks… that can walk on land… Jaws! On! Land! Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🦈👀