"City Lord, we absolutely cannot let this demon go. If we let him go, he will continue to capture people for experiments when we are not around. Don't believe this guy's words!" Xu Xing said earnestly to Shen Feng.
Shen Feng explained to Xu Xing, "There are many complex problems in this world that people of this era cannot fully understand. Only future generations can judge right from wrong. For example, Bruno, who insisted on the heliocentric theory, was burned to death by the church. For example, in ancient times, many places insisted that humans were created by gods. These so-called theories were supported by the majority, and these people always believed they were doing the right thing. So, from these events, it seems that the majority's stance may not be right, and only the minority represents justice. If we kill him now, it may cause unknown consequences in the future!"
After hearing Shen Feng's meaning, Xu Xing understood the profound道理 he spoke, but she still couldn't quell her anger because she couldn't accept someone using the slogan "for all mankind" to whitewash themselves after committing evil.
"You'd better be careful from now on. If I find out you dare to kill innocent people again, I will kill you the first moment I catch you. Killing you will be as easy as killing a chicken!" Xu Xing finally turned her dissatisfaction into a threat.
Seeing their attitudes, Astra understood that he would be able to survive today, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Don't worry, I will keep my word. I will not continue to capture people for experiments, but will find those damned criminals and use their bodies for the final contribution to humanity!" Astra promised.
After receiving the other party's assurance, Shen Feng prepared to leave. Xu Xing had no choice but to put away the long saber on her back. As they left the office building, they casually swung their sabers to open the cages and release the people inside. These indigenous people were very grateful after being released.
These indigenous people immediately invited Shen Feng and Xu Xing to be guests in their tribe. Although they couldn't understand what they were saying, as these were the languages of the tribe that outsiders had no way of knowing, they kept gesturing various things with their hands. Through their expressions and gestures, their intentions could still be understood.
"We just killed a dozen natives earlier, and now we're going to be guests in their tribe. It seems a bit inappropriate. Let's go," Xu Xing suggested.
Shen Feng shook his head and said, "We still don't know if this guy can control the virus he released. We have to wait in the forest for a while longer. Since we're idle anyway, we might as well visit the indigenous people's homes and experience tribal life."
After hearing Shen Feng say this, Xu Xing also realized that they still didn't know if the virus that had been spread could be controlled, so they should stay and observe the situation. She replied, "Alright, we'll stay in the forest for a while."
So, the two of them followed the indigenous people to many tribes in the Amazon rainforest. These tribes were generally located in places that were rarely visited by humans. Only the indigenous people could live here. Ordinary people in the rainforest would be killed by various poisonous insects or ferocious beasts.
These indigenous people in the Amazon rainforest were also humans. They also had ordinary human emotions. Now that they had been saved by Shen Feng and Xu Xing, they were very grateful and invited the two to head towards the tribe. As a result, a black shadow suddenly darted out on the way.
Upon seeing this black shadow, Shen Feng and Xu Xing were very surprised and became vigilant, ready to act at any moment.
Then, everyone looked closely and realized it was a man with four legs. It was the same guy who had been running on the street earlier. Shen Feng and Xu Xing had not pursued him after he hid in the sewer, but unexpectedly, he had revealed himself now.
The indigenous people were very happy to see this person, because they all recognized that the person opposite was their missing companion. They just didn't understand why he had four legs, two more than them.
Afterward, the man who had been experimented on kept gesturing, explaining what had happened to him. It turned out that after his body mutated, he managed to escape and eventually survived in the sewer. As for the others, they were all unlucky and were killed by the virus.
Seeing the indigenous man gesticulating, Shen Feng understood that he had survived because he had successfully resisted the virus. However, although he had resisted the virus, he had ultimately failed in his evolution. The four legs under him were proof of his failure.
"This guy has now become an anomaly. Even if he returns to his tribe, he will likely not be accepted," Shen Feng said softly to Xu Xing.
Xu Xing looked up at the office building and saw a figure standing on the top floor, which was Astra, looking down at them from above.
"This disaster was caused by that scoundrel. If he can't control the virus he released, I will kill him no matter what the cost!" Xu Xing said coldly.
Then, the group was about to head into the rainforest. Originally, there were many roads around the city that passed through the Amazon region and led to other cities. However, in the doomsday, these roads were neglected. In just a few years, the roads were covered by various roots and leaves, making it impossible to drive. It was unknown how these indigenous people navigated in the Amazon region, as they led Shen Feng and Xu Xing through twists and turns, and indeed found the tribe.
Nowadays, there are many things in the Amazon rainforest. Upon arriving at the tribe, the entire tribe learned that Shen Feng and Xu Xing were outsiders, not enemies, but friends, because they had saved others from their tribe. Therefore, many indigenous people brought a lot of precious food.
There are many fruits in the Amazonian language. Only the indigenous people know which fruits are edible and which are not. In addition to this, there is a lot of meat. Whether it is hunted mammals or piranhas in the river, they become food once caught. Although there was no seasoning or other condiments, and they were served after being grilled, they were fresh and tasted quite good.
Shen Feng and Xu Xing stayed in the primeval forest for a full week and found no signs of a virus outbreak in the forest. Therefore, they learned that Astra had indeed controlled the virus, and they were relieved. Then they prepared to leave.
Ten days after leaving Maluosi, when the two returned to the city, they found that the entire city had been destroyed. The city was in ruins everywhere. Upon seeing this scene, neither of them knew what had happened here.
"When we left, this city was fine. But now, it has been destroyed. Who did this? Who would destroy this city?" Shen Feng asked in confusion.
"I have seen many ruins in this city and found no traces of gunfire, which means it was definitely not humans fighting among themselves. It must have been an attack by outsiders that caused the city's destruction. I suspect it was Astra, because he learned that we came from this city, so he wanted to destroy the source of the intelligence," Xu Xing said without thinking, naming her suspect.
Shen Feng frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "He probably didn't do this. Because if he had done it, he would have used viruses to attack. Then the city would be full of corpses, but now there are only ruins and not a single human!"
Seeing the destroyed city, the two felt heavy-hearted. They had not expected that even in a place as isolated as the Amazon rainforest, there would be such great danger. A city with tens of thousands of people had been destroyed in just a few days.
"Speaking of which, I don't know what happened to the glider. Let's hurry to the hotel," Shen Feng said.
Upon hearing Shen Feng say this, Xu Xing hurried to the hotel and searched carefully. She found the glider, but at this time, the glider had become a wreck. The entire frame of the glider had been dismantled. Even the engine had gasoline leaks, clearly making it impossible to take off again.
"I didn't expect the glider to be broken too. It won't be easy for us to leave by air now!" Xu Xing looked at Shen Feng.
Shen Feng shook his head helplessly and then said, "It's not difficult to leave by air. As long as I use my ability to carry you, I can fly into the sky. However, I don't know if there will be danger in the sky. If there is danger in the sky, we can only proceed on foot."
Before, Shen Feng had also worried about the condition of the glider, as he knew it might be damaged if left in a city in the Amazon rainforest. However, he never expected that the glider would be damaged due to the city's destruction rather than theft.
While the two were talking, strange sounds suddenly came from the sky, and then a large black dot appeared in the distance, continuously approaching the city.
"What is that in the sky? Could it be mosquitoes?" Xu Xing had seen many blood-sucking mosquitoes in the rainforest, so she immediately thought of mosquitoes as a conditioned reflex.
"It doesn't seem to be mosquitoes. Mosquitoes don't have bodies this big. Even mutated mosquitoes don't have such large bodies. It must be birds!" Shen Feng replied, as the distance was too great for him to see clearly what was flying in the sky, so he could only infer based on common sense.