The third year of the apocalypse.
Zhuo Yin and Zhong Yan, summoned by Central City, arrived here once again.
In the past three years, people had continuously flocked to this city. Central City had undergone two expansions, tripling its area, and its population had grown nearly tenfold, making it the city with the largest number of survivors in the world.
It was home to a vast number of superhumans, national armies, and abundant weaponry. It represented sustenance, safety, and the paradise countless people in the apocalypse yearned for.
Zhuo Yin and Zhong Yan were frequent visitors.
Simply hearing of their arrival, countless ordinary citizens lined the streets to welcome them. As part of the conditions for Zhuo Yin obeying commands, Zhong Yan had been molded into a savior, becoming a true god in the hearts of many.
Zhong Yan found this somewhat troublesome.
"Why did you let them say that about me? Don't you know that fame is like a well-fattened pig?"
"You won't get fat." After three years of being 'raised,' not only had he not gained weight, but his baby fat had completely disappeared.
Zhong Yan paused for a moment before reacting, and his anger flared, "You're calling me a pig, then what are you?"
"I'm the little pig's caretaker."
Zhong Yan: "..."
Those in front chuckled, making Zhong Yan so embarrassed he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.
This person was truly wicked!
He only knew how to bully him.
The car quickly passed through the most crowded street, and upon entering the controlled area, the crowds no longer followed. The car stopped in front of a tall building, and they all alighted.
Besides the two of them, more than half of H City's powerful superhumans had also come.
This was because something very important had happened.
In a conference room larger than a basketball court, high-level superhumans from Central City and other safe bases, important military personnel, representatives of ordinary people, and researchers—over a hundred people sat in solemn rows.
Professor Dai, his hair streaked with gray, walked to the front. He adjusted his glasses a few times, and a blue projection symbolizing the sea appeared on the 3D projector.
"We've gathered everyone here today to discuss the current situation at sea."
He played a video while explaining.
"You've all seen some of the creatures in the sea. They are enormous and numerous, existing in numbers that human combat power cannot currently handle. Therefore, we originally did not intend to attack them."
He paused the video and pointed to a marine creature crawling on land, "However, starting about half a month ago, these monsters began to become agitated. They started moving from the sea to the land in large numbers. Currently, the furthest one has even crawled to B City, attempting to attack humans."
B City was also a moderately sized human settlement. After the creatures in the river were mostly cleared, they had enjoyed a long period of peace.
But now, things were becoming unsettled again.
"If they were only crawling on land, they wouldn't be able to travel very far. But they are also migrating into the rivers through the river mouths, swimming upstream, and attempting to get closer to us."
As the video played, it clearly showed a delta. Swarms of giant monsters were leaping into the river, struggling to swim forward, attempting to return to the rivers and streams. In the area of the river mouth, the river was barely visible, completely covered by the silhouettes of these monsters.
Professor Dai first described the monsters' determination to land and their destructive potential from various angles. Then he said, "We cannot let this continue. Coupled with the unusual activity in the sea, we plan to launch a full-scale offensive against them. This will require everyone's cooperation."
The combat plan was simple: some people would intercept the marine creatures migrating up the main rivers, while the main force would explore the situation at sea and drive those creatures back into the sea near the coast.
More detailed plans would need to be considered thoroughly.
Well, that was not their concern.
They had stayed in Central City for over half a month. The military dispatched personnel and materials, other powerful superhumans mobilized their own teams, and the research institute coordinated with other bases, especially those closer to the sea, advising them to consider relocation.
Half a month later, they departed for the coast.
China has a long coastline, but the South China Sea was currently the most agitated. They wanted to investigate the reason for the monsters' attempts to land and stop them, so they naturally chose the South China Sea.
After another half month's journey to the South China Sea, they discovered that Professor Dai's description was not enough to convey the frenzied and bizarre scene in this sea area.
Despite efforts to intercept them, the creatures were still madly leaping onto land. Some jumped hundreds of meters high, easily bypassing ordinary defensive fortifications. Some, despite smashing their heads and bleeding profusely, refused to give up, as if determined to fight to the death.
Upon arriving, Zhuo Yin immediately sensed something was wrong.
At the same time, General Dong, the supreme commander of this mission, summoned them.
He showed them a picture, his face grave, "The latest WeChat screenshot shows a massive whirlpool appearing in the Pacific Ocean. It looks like something is about to emerge."
Everyone wore a look of grave concern.
Only Zhuo Yin remained calm, "I'll go take a look. Don't act rashly."
She sensed Luan Yu's energy.
General Dong glared, "You going is the rash action. I know you're powerful, but the thing we detected over half a year ago was already three to four kilometers long. How can you handle it?"
Zhuo Yin said, "The source of that whirlpool is likely friendly, not hostile. There's no need to worry."
Zhong Yan raised his hand, "I'll go with you."
The others also stood up. "I'll go too."
"I'll go too."
"Me too..."
"Then you all go by yourselves," Zhuo Yin said, not indulging them at all. "Are you going to add to my burden?"
The group quieted down.
General Dong sighed helplessly, "Then go and see. I'll have fighter jets escort you."
Zhuo Yin initially wanted to refuse, but to reassure him, she agreed.
Fighter jets flew alongside her, while she hovered in the air. This ability was common among superhumans who reached level three or four, so it wasn't particularly rare.
However, she was exceptionally fast, her speed even surpassing that of the fighter jets.
This was an inexplicable cheat, and everyone had become accustomed to it.
Several hours later, they arrived above the large whirlpool.
As expected, the whirlpool was supported by Luan Yu's blue energy circle, with her at the center.
Strange fish and seawater were continuously being sucked into it. Creatures further away were trying to escape. The whirlpool, with a diameter exceeding three kilometers, was devouring everything around it with a consuming, world-swallowing force. The fighter jets, flying too close, were nearly sucked in.
They had no choice but to fly to a higher altitude.
Then they watched as Zhuo Yin descended directly towards the center of the whirlpool.
Not only them, but even those watching from the land were utterly shocked.
Fortunately, after she landed, the whirlpool transformed into a softly glowing blue ring and stopped its frenzied consumption.
Luan Yu, sweating profusely, saw Zhuo Yin and was equally surprised.
"What are you doing here?"