The terrifying gravity discharged itself upon the young man. Blood began to trickle from his nostrils and the corners of his eyes. His face contorted, his limbs convulsed, and the sounds of bones grinding and snapping filled the air!

*Crack!*

His spine broke, and his arms twisted into grotesque spirals!

A piercing scream echoed through the heavens.

But there was no one left who could save him.

The only two people in the world willing to risk their lives for him had already been cast into hell by his own hand.

*Buzz!*

A wave of invisible electromagnetic energy erupted from the young man's brain, like a desperate final struggle.

*Pfft!*

But in the next instant, his head was crushed by the immense gravity, and the invisible force dissipated without a trace.

Li Tianran didn't look at the wretched corpse beneath his feet. He turned and walked into the distance, the sounds of flesh being devoured echoing behind him…

This young man was the first human evolver to die at Li Tianran's hands after the world's cataclysm.

Li Tianran didn't ask his name.

He was the first, but he would definitely not be the last.

As for Yu Cheng, he believed it wouldn't be long before the upper echelons noticed the miraculous phenomenon occurring within him.

But Li Tianran didn't care, nor was he worried that anyone would try to analyze Yu Cheng's cells to replicate and mass-produce evolvers.

Because Li Tianran had previously discussed it with Bai Jingyan: replicating an evolver's genes wasn't too difficult, but the real challenge lay in injecting those genes into a human body for neutralization!

An evolver's genes were extremely potent, and ordinary human bodies simply couldn't withstand them, just as Bai Jingyan himself had nearly been burst apart by evolver genes in the past.

That extremely precious neutralizing agent, combined with Bai Jingyan's imperfectly mutated and strengthened body, these two extremely rare factors combined allowed Bai Jingyan to survive the gene rejection period, completing the neutralization, fusion, and evolution!

Ordinary people simply couldn't withstand evolver genes. Even some people with extremely strong physiques couldn't endure the rejection period.

To create evolvers through gene replication, in addition to possessing an abnormally powerful physique, that neutralizing agent was of paramount importance. However, that type of neutralizing agent was extremely precious, its raw materials were expensive, and the technology was a secret. Moreover, this type of neutralizing agent was only used in biological companies and wasn't considered a popular drug, so there weren't many reserves worldwide!

Therefore, mass-producing evolvers through this method wasn't realistic. If Bai Jingyan could improve the gene drugs he replicated to alleviate the rejection reaction, perhaps he could solve this problem.

But this wasn't something that could be done in just a few months…

Moreover, compared to the great powers' battleships, artillery, and nuclear magnetic weapons, the advantages of human evolvers weren't too obvious, at least for the time being!

Except for the rarest Ancient God types, the other three evolutionary paths might not be valued by those in power at the national level.

Those in power might try to replicate this power out of novelty, but before long, they would realize that this investment was not worth the cost.

For a nation, the role of a single Return to Ancestry type evolver might not even be as great as a special operations squad, and the investment required to create a Return to Ancestry type evolver might be the equivalent of supporting a special operations squad for ten years…

Of course, the ideas of some large consortiums and the government wouldn't be the same.

Consortiums possessed a large amount of wealth but couldn't legally possess weapons and armies at the national level. For them, creating evolvers and using them as their own weapons was a very worthwhile investment!

It was foreseeable that in the near future, evolution and mutation would become hot topics for consideration by some major powers and consortiums.

But no one would know that the source of all this came from one young man…

…

(I got a low-grade fever after getting vaccinated at work today and couldn't stay up late. I have a day off tomorrow and will try to make up for everything I owe…)

Above the dim and vast sea, dozens of cargo ships were using fishing nets, iron hooks, and other tools to collect the corpses of mutated beasts and fish floating on the sea. Around this cargo ship fleet, a battle艇 team was providing guard duty.

"Since last night, the mutated beasts seem to have quieted down a lot…"

The young military officer stood on the watchtower of the port base, looking at the sea in the distance, a trace of fatigue appearing on his face.

"This may not be a good sign." The old man walked out and said in a deep voice, "A brief period of calm may be brewing an even greater storm."

The young military officer thought of what the old man had said before, about the mutated beasts perhaps "researching and observing" humans, and his mood also became heavy: "Are humans really facing a threat from a new species?"

"Do you know that the biggest threat facing humans now is not the invasion of the mutated beast kings, but the changes in the Blue Star environment? The land and the ocean no longer nurture life, and the limited resources of mankind cannot last too long." The old man said with a hint of worry in his eyes, "But this environment has no effect on those mutated beasts… If humans really face the crisis of extinction in the future, it may not be because of the mutated beasts' attacks, but because they are eliminated by the environment."

"Survival of the fittest… These mutated beasts are more adapted to the current living environment of Blue Star than we are. This is what we need to worry about for a long time."

The young military officer was a little agitated. He was a soldier, and he didn't want to consider whether the survival of this race could last. He only knew his current duty: to destroy the mutated beasts and prevent them from threatening the safety of the city.

"I will be leaving here early tomorrow morning to take office in Nancheng. Before I leave, I will guard this port well." The young military officer said expressionlessly, "I have already sent submarines to dive into the deep sea to find the whereabouts of those mutated beasts."

"In fact, according to my idea, humans should unite now and send a large number of nuclear submarines to dive into the seabed and drop nuclear bombs to destroy all those mutated beasts!"

The young military officer's voice carried a hint of sharpness.

The old man laughed and said, "Colonel Miao, humans' exploration of the ocean is still less than ten percent. For humans, the ocean is still extremely mysterious and vast! Don't always think that nuclear bombs can solve everything. For the vast Blue Star, for the vast ocean, the damage that nuclear bombs can cause… is at most a scratch."

"Those mutated beast kings may be hiding tens of thousands of meters below the seabed. There, there may be strange magnetic fields, and our sonar detection equipment will also be affected. Randomly dropping nuclear bombs will not have much effect other than consuming our own strength."

Colonel Miao also knew that his simple and crude suggestion was simply not feasible. Not to mention that it was temporarily impossible to determine the location of those mutated beasts, if nuclear bombs were dropped on the sea today, then the first to be affected would definitely be the maritime base stations, oil fields, and other important resources built by various countries!

"This will inevitably be an arduous and time-consuming battle, but fortunately, all this did not happen a hundred years ago…" The old man laughed: "If based on the level of human technology a hundred years ago, maybe we would really be wiped out by the mutated beasts in a few months!"

Colonel Miao also nodded and said, "In fact, I am full of confidence in the port's defense forces. Even if those beast kings attack as a group, the close-in weapon system can tear them to pieces."

"I believe that our port's weapons can definitely defeat those beast kings head-on, but I am afraid that there may be underground rivers under the port…"

"Didi Didi!"

At this moment, the submarine sent a report, and the land communication station rang urgently.

"Nanjiao 8 reports! An underground river was discovered at sea area 58, location 5087!"

Colonel Miao and the old man's words stopped abruptly, and their expressions became extremely strange.

How could it be such a coincidence?

They had just mentioned it, and the submarine discovered this deadly thing on the seabed!

"Don't worry! Maybe those beast kings haven't discovered this underground river at all, and they haven't sneaked into the Yanhuang's internal cities through this underground river!" The old man said in a deep voice.

However, just three seconds after the old man finished speaking, the submarine reported again.

"Multiple mutated beast corpses were found at the entrance of the underground river! There are scales rubbed off on the edges of the underground river passage!"

Colonel Miao's eyebrows twitched wildly.

The old man's face looked ugly, but he still said, "It doesn't matter! It's just one underground river! We just need to report it immediately and let the several cities close to this sea area do a good job of protection in time. It won't cause much trouble!"

"Nanjiao 4 reports! An underground river was discovered in sea area 82!"

"Nanjiao 5 reports! Multiple underground rivers were discovered in sea areas 46 and 49, and there are signs of mutated beast activity at the entrance of each underground river!"

One after another, the news reports fell like iron hammers.

Colonel Miao trembled all over.

Bad news came one after another, each one heavier than the last!

"This… this is not a big problem either! As long as…" The old man took a deep breath and still wanted to continue speaking.

"Professor Nan, please shut up!" Colonel Miao's face was livid: "I'll go report it right away. You stand here and don't say another word!"

"Remember, don't say another word!"