"I want to go to the border wall!"
Early in the morning, while it was still barely light and the lights in the final fortress were still on, Wang Lan woke up.
Sun Muchen, still half-asleep, asked, "Why go to the border wall?"
Wang Lan sighed, "The sounds of those wild animals yesterday were strange. There must be something wrong with the border wall. I won't feel at ease until I go and check it out."
"Oh!" Sun Muchen was about to get up. "Then I'll go with you!"
"No."
Wang Lan carefully put away the dagger and picked up the Vajra Umbrella. "You can stay home. We just changed supplies, so someone needs to stay at home!"
After saying that, he walked outside, not forgetting to add, "Don't forget your studies!"
"Okay!"
Sun Muchen called out, "Go early and come back early, I've prepared dinner and am waiting for you!"
The door slammed shut.
Wang Lan went out.
He was very fast, perhaps because he was in a hurry, and he activated the Ghost Step skill, which lasted for five minutes and increased his movement speed by 20 points.
If the black marble walls of the final fortress are the boundary that distinguishes between superior and inferior humans, then the border wall is the boundary that distinguishes between humans and beasts.
Since the gas released from the meteorite spread across the globe, all species have mutated. However, humans, as the dominant species on Earth, have experienced the least mutation, so much so that it is negligible.
At the time, some scientists claimed that this was related to tens of thousands of years of human evolution.
As a higher form of life, the human body is composed of a very complex structure and is influenced by the gene sequence, which keeps the cells in the body in a relatively stable and balanced state.
The gases emitted from the meteorite should cause changes in humans, but due to its complexity and balance, it may take a considerable amount of time for these changes to become apparent.
But humanity did not live to see that day.
As single-celled organisms, bacteria, microorganisms, insects, animals, and so on, were the first to experience a crazy mutation.
Someone died within hours from a minor cut on their hand that festered and spread throughout their body.
Some people suffer from dysentery, which causes internal bleeding in the abdomen, which then spreads throughout the body, turning into a pool of blood that evaporates, leaving behind a dried-out skeleton.
The maggots grew to the size of pythons and broke through the sewer.
A mosquito, more than half a person's height, can suck a person dry with one bite.
A gigantic swarm of ants overturned the building.
The pet cat scratched its owner to death...
People finally realized that this was a carnival for all living things except humans!
Forced by the harsh realities of life, people have to back down, but fortunately, they still have one last trump card.
wisdom!
Centered around various military bases and heavy industrial areas, the towering border walls were built by the people of that time to block out the mutated beasts and to fight them on the walls.
The border wall is 33 meters high, symbolizing that the end of the world will eventually pass.
The wall is 39.8 meters wide, symbolizing the wish to quickly drive away the wild beasts.
This is humanity's last line of defense.
Maintenance is handled by the final fortress, with a major overhaul every ten years and routine inspections.
Wang Lan was naturally unaware of this history. He was born in a wasteland and had never known what order was since he could remember.
All they knew was that once the border wall fell, these people would surely die.
Wang Lan didn't care about the lives of others; he only cared about Sun Muchen. Even if the border wall fell, he would wait until after the Eternal Night, until Sun Muchen entered the final fortress.
The closer they got to the border wall, the louder the roars of wild beasts and the sounds of them crashing against the wall grew, the two sounds mingling together and rumbling like thunder.
Wang Lan walked along the border wall, observing it very carefully, not missing a single corner.
The farther he went, the more wild beasts he heard roaring.
I remember watching the final fortress repair the border wall with Aunt Yang a few times when I was a child, and I also heard some wild animal sounds, but now when I listen to it again, there are obviously many different sounds.
In recent years, the number of wild animals outside the walls has increased dramatically, and their roars have become much more powerful.
The most terrifying thing is often the fear of the unknown. Wang Lan couldn't help but feel a little scared. At this moment, he suddenly stopped, frowned, and looked down at the ground.
The grass blades were trembling slightly, and the sand on the ground was also trembling.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of wind was heard on the other side of the wall.
The sound was very soft, yet it sounded urgent. But upon closer listening, it resembled the sound of someone inhaling deeply.
The sound puzzled Wang Lan. He pressed his ear against the wall, trying to hear it more clearly, but found that the wind suddenly stopped. Just as Wang Lan was wondering about this, a huge roar suddenly came from the wall!
"Moo—"
The roar was deafening, causing Wang Lan to suffer unbearable pain and collapse to the ground.
The large-area contact with his body made him clearly feel that the earth was actually trembling!
Then there was another loud bang, as if a huge object had crashed into the border wall from the outside, and the wall shook violently!
Wang Lan was horrified. He saw that a crack had appeared on the wall!
Although small, it is clearly visible to the naked eye!
Wang Lan's eyes widened instantly, and an unprecedented fear gripped her heart.
He suddenly longed for the eternal night to arrive quickly!
Because of the border wall, it won't hold out for long!
...
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It was already evening when I got home.
Afraid that Sun Muchen would worry, Wang Lan rubbed her face several times as she approached the door, making sure her facial expression was in order before going inside.
"You're back, brother. Why did it take you so long?"
"I walked around the entire border wall, why did it take so long?"
Wang Lan gave a dismissive, almost annoyed reply.
Sun Muchen pursed his lips, took out a bowl and chopsticks and set them out, saying, "Are you hungry? Come and eat!"
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