Amo on the sofa seemed to sense something, briefly waking up from its evolved state and hissing twice at her.
"Go to sleep." Xiao Jin flicked Amo's forehead. "I'll call you when we need your help, but for now, you should stay in the pet carrier!"
With that, Xiao Jin stuffed A Mo back in.
Not long after, a commotion was heard outside the window.
Xiao Jin pulled back a corner of the curtain and saw that armed forces were rapidly assembling on the streets of the inner city.
Heavy armored vehicles drove onto the city wall, soldiers in special protective suits carried ammunition boxes, and the city defense turrets slowly rotated to adjust their angles.
In the distance, a dark "cloud" could be vaguely seen approaching—it was a flock of mutated birds, so numerous that it almost blocked out the moonlight.
24:00.
Suddenly, all the lights in the inner city went out, all the magnetic fields became disordered, and countless roars came from afar, one after another.
In the darkness, Xiao Jin's pupils glowed slightly; she could feel the earth beginning to tremble subtly.
The mutation wave has begun.
Just as the clock struck midnight, the entire inner city suddenly began to shake violently.
Xiao Jin stood by the window, binoculars pointed directly at his eyes.
She saw all the searchlights on the distant city wall light up, the blinding beams sweeping outwards, and a dark, monstrous horde of beasts surging in like a tsunami.
The first to appear were flocks of mutated crows in the sky, more than three times their original size, their scarlet eyes forming a sea of blood in the night.
On the ground, there were mutated dogs baring their fangs, mutated bears with bulging muscles, and mutated pythons the size of a bus...
Even more surprisingly, Xiao Jin saw a giant panda that was originally adorable, but was now covered in bone spurs and smashed an armored vehicle on the roadside with one paw.
Besides these, there are lions, tigers, cheetahs, and polar bears, which probably all escaped from some zoo.
"boom!"
The heavy cannons on the city wall roared, and the explosions instantly engulfed the mutated beasts in the front row.
The soldiers' guns spat fire, and specially made armor-piercing rounds riddled the mutated wolves that pounced on the city walls with bullets.
But what's most eye-catching are the players.
Gao Ya stood atop the highest point of the city wall, wielding her giant sword to unleash a blade of energy over ten meters long. Shen Qing formed hand seals, and flames like those of a phoenix swept through the air.
The others displayed their unique abilities, and dazzling light instantly illuminated their surroundings.
Xiao Jin didn't see Yun Ye's figure; he was probably hiding somewhere, just like her!
Xiao Jin wasn't the only one who witnessed this bizarre sight; the soldiers around the city walls, the high-ranking officials on surveillance cameras, and the survivors inside the city were all completely bewildered.
What is this? Superman?
I wonder how Gao Ya negotiated with the inner city's management!
Xiao Jin withdrew his gaze, touched the Wheel of Fate at his waist and the Shadow Thorn in his boots, the Shattered Shadow already in his hand.
The situation outside the city walls was not optimistic. With the constant sound of artillery fire, all the residents huddled in their houses, trembling with fear.
But the rope always breaks at its thinnest point, and misfortune always seems to find those who are destined for hardship.
In the shadows, countless tiny mutant creatures broke through the city gates and began searching for traces of the living.
Suddenly, darkness enveloped the window.
Xiao Jin immediately noticed the strange patterns on the object.
The dense black stripes, with a hint of eerie green in the reflective areas, clearly indicate a mutated poisonous moth.
The next second, even more mutated poisonous moths swarmed in, darkening the sky, their wings beating like a dense drumbeat, accompanied by a suffocating cloud of powder.
"Aaaaaah!!!"
Not only poisonous moths, but also mutated rats emerged from every crevice like a tidal wave, their sharp teeth gleaming coldly, their squeaking creating a terrifying symphony.
The survivors were initially relieved that they had sealed the doors and windows to prevent the poisonous moths from getting in.
But the next second, the residents hiding under cabinets and beds were attacked by mutated rats, with tearing, screaming and hitting sounds filling the air.
Xiao Jin skillfully dodged the attacks of the mutated rats, while also having to watch out for the elusive mutated worms that would occasionally dart out from the corners of the walls and the ground, trying to bite her.
However, as the battle escalated, the space inside the house became increasingly cramped.
Xiao Jin's movements became increasingly hesitant, while the number of mutated animals showed no signs of decreasing.
Just then, the wall behind Xiao Jin suddenly cracked open with a "crack".
"hiss--"
A sixth-order mutated centipede, as thick as an adult's arm, emerged from the crack, its hundreds of legs wriggling and its mouthparts spitting out corrosive mucus.
Xiao Jin dodged to the side, and the slime corroded a large hole in the sofa.
"No, we have to get out."
Xiao Jin seized the opportunity, first attaching crystallized armor to his body, then shattering the window with a single slash, and spreading his wings to fly out of the house.
"Bang!"
The sound of shattering glass attracted the attention of many mutated animals and humans.
Outside, the night was as dark as ink, the moonlight was obscured by thick clouds, and only the occasional screams and firelight could be heard from afar.
As soon as he stepped out of the house, more mutated animals surged toward Xiao Jin from the darkness.
The mutated centipede seemed somewhat displeased. It drove back several mutated snakes that wanted to covet its prey and crawled towards Xiao Jin.
"You're courting death." A cold glint flashed in Xiao Jin's eyes, and his blade slashed towards the centipede like a bolt of lightning.
But the mutated centipede was incredibly fast, managing to dodge the fatal blow and instead wrapping itself around Xiao Jin's arm.
The centipede's tentacles scraped off the ice crystal fragments, and if it weren't for her defensive skills, it would have been Xiao Jin's arm that was injured.
The streets were in chaos due to the invasion of other mutated creatures. Countless survivors were driven out of their homes by mutated rats and poisonous moths, and screams echoed everywhere.
A mutated cheetah was tearing at the throat of a middle-aged man, while a three-meter-tall mutated gorilla swung a street lamp at the fleeing crowd.
After dodging the mutated centipede, Xiao Jin instantly activated the [Desolate Barrier].
Centered on her, countless crimson runes suddenly appeared within a fifty-meter radius, turning the ground into scorched earth. The mutated centipedes that had rushed in immediately slowed down, their carapaces drying out at a visible speed.
"Rune Explosion!"
With a cold shout from Xiao Jin, the runes within the barrier exploded one after another.
The mutated centipede let out a piercing screech, and half of its hundreds of legs were blown to pieces. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xiao Jin activated "Life Drain," and the centipede's enormous life force transformed into green light spots that surged into her body.
As his depleted health and vitality gradually recovered, Xiao Jin's gaze sharpened, and several blade beams flew towards the mutated centipede.
[Ding—Player has defeated a Tier 6 Mutant Centipede, rewarding 8000 points and 4 enhancement materials]
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