46 Global Evolution
After returning to the villa, the four of them hurriedly gathered around Abu. Zhuang Yao pushed its face gently and said, “Abu, roll over and extend your legs.”
Abu opened its eyes, yawned, and still looked lethargic. It gently turned over, exposing its huge belly and stretching out its limbs.
Zhuang Yao unwrapped the bandage on Abu’s left front paw. The area where the gecko’s tongue had wrapped around had multiple layers of bruising and some parts had turned black due to festering. Due to Abu’s large size, the wound had been poorly treated and was now infected.
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Abu moved its front paw, showing no signs of hindrance.
A bright smile instantly appeared on Zhuang Yao’s face. “Quick, there are others.”
Cong Xia wiped away his sweat and removed the bandage from Abu’s right front paw. Constantly squatting beside him, Cheng Tianbi watched him and asked, “How are you feeling?”
Cong Xia replied, “I’m fine. I absorbed quite a bit just now. However, it may not be enough to heal all four legs.”
Zhuang Yao said, “Do your best. Otherwise, if the wound continues to get infected, Abu will be in great danger.”
Cong Xia healed Abu’s other front paw as well, but there was very little energy left, and Cheng Tianbi didn’t allow him to use it anymore.
Zhuang Yao couldn’t hide his disappointment and worry, feeling momentarily helpless. He brought out a large pair of gardening scissors from the house and silently trimmed the clumped blood-soaked fur on Abu’s legs. His figure looked frail and vulnerable, and Abu sensed his owner’s despondency, continuously using its tongue to lightly touch Zhuang Yao’s cheek.
Liu Fengyu pursed his lips and said, “Hey, if you want this cat to recover, it’s more practical to kill more geckos. Hurry up and research the smoke bomb, don’t waste my energy.”
Zhuang Yao glared at Liu Fengyu with red eyes but also knew that he had a point.
He rubbed his face and said, “Tonight, you guys do whatever you need to do. Tomorrow morning, the two of you will follow the location map I provided and set up four sound devices that simulate the sound of mosquitoes, which I’ve created. Once those geckos are attracted by the bait, we’ll take action.”
Cheng Tianbi asked, “Without Abu, how can we transport the generator?”
“We can only use the car,” Zhuang Yao said. “Tonight, I’ll mount a Gatling six-barreled machine gun on the roof of the car, equipped with explosive rounds. It should be safe.”
Cheng Tianbi disagreed, “Who will operate it? You and Cong Xia together don’t weigh more than 200 kilograms. Without that weight, you won’t be able to handle the Gatling.”
“I don’t have time to modify it for automatic firing. We can only have Cong Xia operate it manually. Cong Xia can strengthen his arm muscles and hold on for a while.”
Cong Xia said, “I can give it a try. I can absorb the energy of dead geckos while strengthening my arm muscles. It should be fine.”
“If you can’t handle it, don’t force yourself. Otherwise, it will cause significant damage to your arm muscles and internal organs.” The recoil of a Gatling was unimaginable for someone who hadn’t experienced it. Although Cheng Tianbi didn’t want Cong Xia to do this, he couldn’t think of a better solution at the moment. He and Liu Fengyu were the main combatants and had to make use of every possible opportunity to kill geckos.
Zhuang Yao nodded. “Here’s my plan: Cheng Tianbi, start by sniping the large geckos from a high point. It would be best if the four armor-piercing rounds could kill it, but if not, at least disable it. Then, launch the concentrated odor-based smoke grenades extracted from Liu Fengyu’s stinky body into the gecko group. By tomorrow, I should be able to make eight of them. Finally, the two of you clear the way in front while we kill from behind. There will be enough corpses for Cong Xia to absorb energy. Once we retrieve the generator, we retreat.”
Liu Fengyu grabbed his head and stared at him fiercely. “How many times have I warned you? Don’t say that word!”
Zhuang Yao swatted his hand away. “I’m talking about serious matters.”
“So am I.”
Zhuang Yao pushed him hard and shouted, “You’re stinky! Stinky stinky stinky stinky!” After yelling, he turned his head and ran off.
“You little brat, stop right there!” Liu Fengyu took a quick step and chased after him.
That night, none of the four of them got much sleep.
With Cheng Tianbi’s help, Zhuang Yao reinforced the Gatling on the car roof and then attended to other weapons. Cheng Tianbi and Cong Xia assisted in processing bullets and smoke grenades.
Liu Fengyu provided a large amount of digestive fluid and odor, relying on continuous digestion of food to restore his energy.
The next morning, Cheng Tianbi and Liu Fengyu went out separately, each carrying two sound devices.
Zhuang Yao and Cong Xia filled the car with gasoline, then both climbed into the vehicle.
Sitting in such a high and cool car for the first time, Cong Xia felt a sense of grandeur rushing to his head. “This car is so cool. Let’s give it a name.”
Zhuang Yao glanced at him and started the car.
When the car started, the entire body trembled. The car was made of titanium alloy and toughened glass, extremely sturdy. The eight large and imposing tires fulfilled every man’s fantasy of a tank.
“How about calling it ‘Road Bully’? It’s so cool!” Cong Xia touched the all-metal gear shifter and the huge dashboard. The interior space of the car was sleek and filled with a futuristic high-tech atmosphere.
“Suit yourself.”
Cong Xia smiled. “Don’t be so serious. You’re making me nervous.”
He wanted to chat with Zhuang Yao and relax a bit, but it didn’t have the desired effect. The thought of driving this car into a group of geckos in the mountains later filled him with fear.
Despite Zhuang Yao’s confidence in the car’s durability and sealing, Cong Xia couldn’t help but feel scared.
Before knowing Zhuang Yao, whenever they encountered powerful mutated creatures, they would hide if possible. Only when they couldn’t avoid it would they fight desperately. This was the first time they actively chose to challenge a large group of mutated geckos. In the past, they wouldn’t even dare to think about it. But now, with their increased strength, they had a reason to take the initiative.
Perhaps in the future, they would face many more powerful creatures to challenge. But today, it was their first battle.
Zhuang Yao drove the car out, calmly saying, “There’s no need to be nervous. I have confidence in my analytical ability. We won’t lose.”
Cong Xia took a deep breath. “That’s right, we won’t lose.”
The cool “Road Bully” slowly entered the courtyard. Abu stood up curiously, looking at this metal box on wheels. Cong Xia thought they were already far from the ground sitting on a three-meter-high car, but when Abu stood up, he still felt the pressure. Abu’s pale purple eyes almost blocked the entire front windshield. At such a close distance, Cong Xia could clearly see the bottomless pupils and the bloodshot veins in Abu’s eyes. He looked like a prehistoric giant beast standing in front of their car.
Zhuang Yao opened the window, reached out, and touched Abu’s face. “Abu, wait for us here. We’ll be back soon, and once we’re back, we can cure your leg.”
Abu let out a meow of affection, closed his eyes, and rubbed against “Road Bully.” Abu’s fur came in through the car window, almost engulfing Zhuang Yao’s upper body. The car also shook violently.
Cong Xia forced a smile. “Make it stop rubbing against the car. I feel like it’s going to flip over.”
Zhuang Yao patted Abu. “Go back to sleep.”
Abu obediently lay down.
Zhuang Yao said, “Don’t worry, this car can withstand an impact of at least 10 tons without flipping over.”
Cong Xia didn’t believe it. The car was probably lighter than Abu. “You’re bragging, right?”
“Believe it or not.”
Cong Xia didn’t want to delve into this issue further. It would be best if they didn’t encounter any large geckos that could collide with them.
Zhuang Yao drove the car out of the villa and took a drive in the vicinity to familiarize himself with the controls.
Cong Xia noticed that the car wasn’t very fast, especially on the rough and bumpy terrain with overgrown grass. It could only reach a speed of about 20 to 30 miles per hour.
Three hours later, Cheng Tianbi and Liu Fengyu returned.
They climbed into the car, and Zhuang Yao quickly asked, “Did the geckos come out?”
“Yeah, when we left, many geckos had already crawled out of the cinema,” Cheng Tianbi replied.
“Good. Have you chosen your sniping positions?”
“We have,” Cheng Tianbi said. “Liu Fengyu has also chosen his position.”
Cong Xia turned his head and smiled at Liu Fengyu. “Liu Ge, do you know how to use a gun?”
“What’s so difficult about it? I’m using tear gas canisters. I don’t even need to aim precisely. Just a general direction is enough.”
“You’ve prepared well.” Zhuang Yao took out several palm-sized protective shields from a box. “After he launches the tear gas canisters, you should put this on.”
Cong Xia took one and fastened it over his nose, securing the strap behind his head. “Will this be somewhat effective?”
Zhuang Yao glanced at him. “What do you mean by ‘somewhat effective? ‘ It contains a high-density polymer filter. Wearing it will protect you from most of the odors.”
Cheng Tianbi also took one and hung it around his neck.
Liu Fengyu snorted heavily.
Zhuang Yao fastened his shield around his neck and took a deep breath. “Let’s go!”
The four of them slowly drove in the direction of the cinema.
Unbeknownst to anyone, on the 22nd floor rooftop of the hospital they passed by a few days ago, two people were standing, their gaze following Road Bully all the way.
“Brother, what is that thing?” the teenager, who was sixteen or seventeen years old, rubbed his chin. “Is it a car?”
The tall and stern man spoke. “It’s a modified car.”
“Interesting. Should we go and steal it?”
“It’s slow and impractical.”
“Are there humans inside? Maybe mutants? Brother, can you sense their energy fluctuations?”
“No, it’s too far.”
“I can’t sense it either. My perception range has increased by one meter these days… Brother, where do you think they’re going? The person who modified this car must be interesting.”
“We’ll find out if we follow them.” The man grabbed the teenager and jumped without hesitation from the rooftop that was over sixty meters high…
When the four of them arrived near the cinema, they could already see groups of geckos moving around the area.
“The big gecko hasn’t come out yet?”
“We can’t see it from here. I’m going to my sniping position.” Cheng Tianbi and Liu Fengyu got out of the car and ran towards their chosen high vantage points.
Zhuang Yao opened his notebook and pulled up the route map. “I’ll calibrate the route. The endpoint is the warehouse where the generator is located. When the time comes, you climb up there and use the machine gun to mow down the geckos that get close to the car.”
Cong Xia turned to look at the slowly filling ammunition box in the trunk. He didn’t feel very confident, but he didn’t show it.
Zhuang Yao said, “Your arm will be fine. Absorb and strengthen while you fight. Remember to strengthen your chest muscles too, or else your organs won’t be able to handle it.”
“I understand.”
“Now, we just wait for Cheng Tianbi’s signal.”
They waited for about half an hour. The sun was directly overhead, and to save energy, they didn’t have the air conditioning on in the car. They didn’t dare to open the windows either. Even though they parked in a shady spot, both of them were sweating profusely.
Finally, Cheng Tianbi’s gunshot sounded, signaling the attack to the two of them.
Zhuang Yao clenched his teeth. “Let’s go.” He started the car, and they drove towards the back door of the cinema, where the geckos were most densely gathered.
Soon after, gunshots echoed continuously. There were the sounds of Cheng Tianbi’s sniper rifle and Liu Fengyu firing the gas canisters. The once calm world suddenly boiled as groups of geckos emitted spine-chilling sounds.
Two minutes later, Cheng Tianbi and Liu Fengyu ran down from the building and joined them in front of the car.
Hundreds, if not thousands, of geckos surged towards them, creating a wave of black-brown color that sent shivers down their spines.
Cheng Tianbi and Liu Fengyu fought their way, creating a bloody path in front of the car. Countless geckos were torn apart under their coordinated attacks, but there were simply too many geckos. They kept pouring in from all directions, some of them crawling up onto the car. Zhuang Yao shouted, “Go up now!”
Cong Xia had been continuously absorbing the geckos killed by Cheng Tianbi and Liu Fengyu. At this moment, he felt his body filled with strength, and his courage grew as well. He put on the protective shield, opened the car window in one go, and climbed onto the roof of the car.
The view from the car roof was much better. With a glance, he saw many geckos in the distance convulsing on the ground like they were poisoned, foaming at the mouth. The largest gecko was particularly noticeable, with four blood holes on its body. Although it wasn’t dead, it had lost its sanity, rolling and crashing wildly in place, in a state of chaos.
Cong Xia kicked away a gecko that climbed onto the car, and in that moment of impact, he strengthened the muscles in his legs. The gecko, weighing over forty pounds, was kicked away and flew out.
Cong Xia felt great joy in his heart. He quickly ran over and grabbed the Gatling gun. He concentrated the energy continuously into his arms and chest. With determination, he pulled the trigger and started shooting frantically in all directions at the oncoming geckos.
The recoil of the Gatling gun was overpowering. Cong Xia felt his arm and chest muscles numb from the vibrations, and his hands were cracked open. He tasted a slightly salty and bloody taste in his mouth, knowing that his teeth had been shaken loose. If he hadn’t been continuously strengthening his muscles, he would have spurted blood long ago.
He tightly held onto the machine gun, his eyes bloodshot from the vibrations, but he dared not let go. Cheng Tianbi and Liu Fengyu were rushing recklessly ahead of him, and he couldn’t afford to slack off even for a moment.
The earth energy of the geckos kept flowing into his body. He felt a sense of fulfillment and power like never before!
The two men standing on the distant rooftop remained silent for a full two minutes.
After a long while, the teenager murmured, “Are these people crazy? What are they doing?”
The man furrowed his brows deeply. “A natural force manipulator and an evolved plant species, and we don’t know who’s inside the car. As for the person on the car roof, they should be a power-evolved individual?”
“Definitely. They look so thin, yet they can control a Gatling gun.” The teenager sighed, “Natural force manipulators are really powerful. Look at that man, hardly any geckos can get close to him. His weapon is even transparent and invisible. If you were to fight against him, Big Brother, do you stand a chance?”
The man shook his head, “I’m not sure.”
“I really hate these naturally gifted power-evolved individuals. That man controls the wind, right? The one we encountered last time who controlled fire, he was beyond human. Not only a natural force manipulator but also a genetically modified monster. If we were to encounter him again, we might not be as lucky as last time.” The teenager stuck out his tongue, feeling a lingering fear.
“Perhaps we can try to win this person over.”
“I’d like to give it a try too. If our team also had a natural force manipulator, we wouldn’t have to fear that damn atavistic legion.”
“But what exactly are they doing? What’s the benefit of attacking this group of geckos?” the man said, puzzled.
“Let’s go ask them,” the teenager said with a cunning smile, his tone lighthearted.
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