TRCP 212 Part 1

Chapter 212: The Mystery of Qinghai

Part 1

The entire team was divided into three groups. One, led by Mr. Sun and Cong Xia, served as the main force in the search for Puppet Jade. It was equipped with three naturally evolved individuals, Cheng Tianbi, Chu Xingzhou, and Dai Quelin. The other two groups were responsible for protection, led by Shen Changze, Rong Lan, Yao Qianjiang, and Wu Yu. Each team consisted of around forty members, following the route set by Mr. Sun, advancing towards the city in three directions.

Seated on Abu, Cong Xia asked in a deep voice, “Tianbi, what animals have you seen in the city?”

“Yaks, Tibetan mastiffs, lynxes, wolves, leopards, and many others,” Cheng Tianbi said with a serious expression. “And earthworms.”

“Mr. Sun, are those earthworms only found in Golmud City? Other areas around Golmud suffer from severe desertification; they wouldn’t survive there, right?”

“Yes, that’s right. Song Qi once brought me earthworm meat. I studied it for a while. The reproductive and regenerative abilities of those earthworms are terrifying. Golmud City provides conditions for those earthworms to survive. In the surrounding areas, due to soil desertification or excessive dryness, earthworms don’t thrive. So, all the earthworms are concentrated in the city. The underground of Golmud City might have been completely hollowed out by these earthworms. With limited soil nutrients, the earthworms evolved mouthparts and new hunting methods, moving from underground to the surface. They are now the most formidable creatures in the city.”

“If Officer Li were here,” Cong Xia sighed, “he should be able to deal with those earthworms.”

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Cong Xia swallowed hard, feeling his heart pounding.

“Because these earthworms are large in size, their movements are slow, and hunting them is not easy. To deal with them, we must be fast. After taking away the Puppet Jade from Golmud, you must be prepared to destroy the entire city.”

Looking at the earthworms rising again from the ground, the huge mutant birds hovering in the sky, and the large mutated animals vaguely visible on the ground, Cong Xia knew that Mr. Sun’s words were not exaggerated at all. From the sky, the ground, to the underground, danger lurked everywhere. To complete the mission, they had to destroy the entire city!

When they were less than two kilometers away from the city, they suddenly felt an unusual tremor on the ground.

Tang Yanqiu said, “I’ll go up and take a look.” And he was about to fly.

At this moment, Shen Changze’s voice came from the walkie-talkie, “There’s a wild yak herd ahead. Don’t stop, charge forward.”

Soon, they saw a herd of yaks rushing out of the city. Their average height was over eight meters, with thick, long, powerful horns. The yak fur swept through the snow as they advanced, and their hooves pounded the ground. Looking from afar, they appeared like a mighty army.

Zhuang Yao shouted, “Abu, accelerate!”

Abu roared, serving as the leading “cat,” responsible for leading the way with Zhuang Yao. Upon hearing the command, it began to madly rush towards the city center.

The Dragonblood Clan and the Light group, who were more than already begun to fight. For a moment, flames soared into the sky, accompanied by blazing fires that engulfed the entire yak herd. The yaks emitted angry cries and rushed into the ranks in droves. One of the Plains Wolf mutants couldn’t dodge in time and was pierced by a yak’s horn, blood flowing profusely. If it weren’t for the energy armor blocking it, the horn would have pierced through the chest, possibly killing him on the spot. The protective ability of the energy armor depended on the intensity of the attack and the energy of the user. The more energy and power the user had, the greater the role the energy armor played. It was fortunate that the Plains Wolf mutant didn’t die; it was a stroke of luck. 

A vulture spread its wings and flew agilely onto the back of a yak, viciously pecking out one of its eyes. The yak fell in agony, almost crushing a mutant beneath it. Shan Ming and Ke Siqi rode on the back of a black bear, wielding a machine gun to shoot at the yaks’ faces. The massive beasts kept falling, causing the entire earth to tremble. Shan Ming laughed heartily, “This is more exciting than any game!”

Rong Lan transformed into a white light, wreaking havoc among the yak herd, where flesh and blood flew everywhere. Shen Changze jumped onto the tallest and strongest yak, which was being scorched by the raging fire. It was in excruciating pain, desperately trying to shake Shen Changze off, but he firmly grasped its horns, controlling it to ram into other yaks. This yak was probably the leader of the herd, rambling aimlessly, causing the entire herd to scatter in chaos. In this turmoil, everyone was in danger, fearing being trampled to pieces by the crazed yaks.

Cheng Tianbi and others bypassed the battlefield, rushing into the city from the side, followed closely by the people from Jiujian County and the Frost Society.

As they passed by Shen Changze, Cong Xia sighed absentmindedly, “Major Shen’s flames have changed color again.” When he first saw Shen Changze, his flames were orange-red, with a temperature of about 800 degrees Celsius. Now Shen Changze’s flames were showing a bit of gold-white, with a temperature of at least 1300-1400 degrees Celsius. It was said that blue flames had the highest temperature. He wondered if Shen Changze could reach that level one day.

Dai Quelin shouted, “You guys go ahead, someone’s injured, I’ll go take a look. Mark!”

Maxim hugged Dai Quelin, and the two of them jumped off a Plains Wolf mount. The moment they landed, this two-meter-tall Russian man turned into a huge polar bear, slapping a yak that was a head taller than him to the ground. Carrying Dai Quelin on his back, he ran towards the center of the battle.

Several yaks rushed towards them one after another. Tang Yanqiu leaped into the air, shooting down each one with a single arrow, clearing the way neatly.

With the cover provided by Shen Changze and the others, they managed to easily rush into the city. At this moment, they were less than eight kilometers away from the Puppet Jade, but this journey would surely be paved with blood and flesh.

Golmud City was much more tragic than any city they had seen before. Looking around, they couldn’t see a single intact human structure. If the cities previously heavily affected by the Cambrian energy looked like abandoned ruins, then Golmud was completely destroyed. Earthquakes destroyed its foundation, and mutated flora and fauna took away the human presence. As they watched the hungry behemoths rushing towards them, they momentarily felt like they had returned to the dinosaur era.

Was this still the human world!?

Cong Xia really thought that no terrain could scare him anymore, but when he saw hundreds of giant monsters rushing towards them with gaping mouths, he knew he was wrong. He was still so scared that his heart almost stopped beating.

Abu let out a terrified cry and took a step back with his hind legs, vaguely feeling the urge to escape. Before coming to Qinghai, it had never seen a creature larger than itself, but here, it could only be considered of medium to large size. The first one was a black Tibetan mastiff, and Abu only reached its chin!

Not only Abu, but all the mutant animals they were riding on also emitted frightened cries. Humans could disguise their emotions, but they couldn’t.

Zhuang Yao grabbed Abu’s ear. “Abu, don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid.”

Liu Fengyu’s voice changed. “Oh my, this is life-threatening…”

Cheng Tianbi turned into a gust of wind, swiftly rushing towards the Tibetan mastiff still a hundred meters away from them. As the huge creature ran, its neck suddenly felt cold, as if a movie were playing in slow motion. Its body surged forward while its huge head fell behind. After the wind blade passed through the Tibetan mastiff, it also cut dozens of wild cats and dogs into two.

Wu Yu said on the intercom, “You guys retreat to our rear, we’ll deal with them.”

People from Jiujian County and the Frost Society had caught up from behind. As they passed by, Wu Yu suddenly reached out a giant frozen hand and grabbed Cong Xia’s waist, pulling him behind him. “Borrowing this for a moment.”

Yao Qianjiang jumped onto the boat, hovered in the air, and shouted, “Come on!” With a roar, the sky suddenly poured down heavy rain, almost covering half of the mutant animals beneath it. Before the water hit the ground, it was instantly frozen by Wu Yu, turning into ice. Some of the ice stuck to their fur, some froze their limbs and tails. Without exception, their movements became sluggish, and any movement would cause their flesh to split open.