Even so, the group still couldn't catch up with Xiao Dong, who was moving at full speed.
Of course, Xiao Dong couldn't kill his opponent either. The group's firepower was too concentrated; Xiao Dong alone simply didn't have a chance.
Seeing this, Lu Wuyai didn't wait. He took a flare gun from his knee pad and fired directly at the crowd opposite him.
In an instant, a dazzling red light burst forth in the forest, obscuring the view of all humans.
The moment the red light appeared, only Xiao Dong ran forward.
Lu Wuyai jumped down from the tree and grabbed Xiao Dong.
Why did they fight?
"Because I discovered their secret."
Xiao Dong gritted his teeth and said, "These humans actually want to pollute the water source."
"It's poison." Lu Wuyai frowned upon hearing this and asked, "What kind of poison?"
"It appears to be a drug that can alter the genes of organisms. Once it is spread by water, organisms that consume it will die in large numbers, and then new life will be born from the death."
"How does death give birth to new life?" Lu Wuyai was puzzled, thinking that the information Xiao Dong got from the other party might not be like this.
But Xiaodong said, "That's it."
“New life is born from death. I have witnessed their experiments firsthand. After taking gene therapy drugs, a dead crocodile came back to life, as if it had a second life.”
But if that's the case, what does the other party mean?
As a result, Xiao Dong continued to tell Lu Wuyai that the new crocodile was completely obedient to the new humans and even committed suicide without hesitation.
"So we must stop them from putting these things into the river."
At this moment, the light in the forest gradually dimmed, and the newly arrived humans discovered their target and rushed towards Lu Wuyai and Xiaodong.
“Take care of them first,” Lu Wuyai said in a low voice. Although the news Xiao Dong brought sounded absurd, he still chose to believe him.
The next second, two figures simultaneously left the treetop. One attracted the attention of the new humans, while the other fell directly into the crowd like a cannonball.
A rumbling sound.
Just then, even Li Mu, who was searching for direction in the forest, heard a sound coming from afar.
The moment Lu Wuyai landed, the dozen or so New Humans nearby were stunned; cracks appeared in the ground. The largest cracks could completely bury a corpse.
Meanwhile, Xiao Dong took advantage of the chaos to kill three new humans, and a strong killing intent surged from his body.
"Brother, hurry up and move upstream, these are not the real operators."
Lu Wuyai glanced at the chaotic scene and found that only seven or eight people were free to move around. He nodded to Xiao Dong, looked into the distance, and then rushed upstream towards the water source.
The dark forest was filled with a cacophony of sounds.
The river was flowing very fast, with huge splashes of water coming and going, creating a noisy scene in the dense forest.
"I see people." Just then, Lu Wuyai opened his eyes wide and saw a group of mechs moving quickly and hurriedly ahead.
It was probably Xiao Dong's arrival that made them realize the gap between them. These people stretched out their legs and ran as fast as they could.
Lu Wuyai's arrival undoubtedly dealt them a fatal blow.
As he flew across the sky like a bird and landed on the ground, countless cracks in the earth exploded on the surface of the lake.
A rumbling sound.
There was a jolt, and the terrifying shockwave caused people to collapse to the ground. Many thought it was an earthquake.
Immediately afterward, Lu Wuyai noticed a very special person among this group of new humans. To be precise, he was standing in a position surrounded by the others. He was also holding a suitcase, which he was currently clutching tightly to his chest.
In the darkness, noticing Lu Wuyai's gaze, the peculiar person suddenly opened the box and took out a blue bottle.
That shimmering blue light was imbued with a special mission.
From that moment on, Lu Wuyai's eyebrows twitched wildly; he realized that what was in front of him was a deadly danger.
"Could this be the genetic medicine that Xiaodong mentioned?"
Just as Lu Wuyai was muttering to himself, the blue bottle was thrown towards the riverbank like a shooting star.
The next second, a strong wind swept through the forest. When the wind stopped, the group of new humans opened their eyes wide and saw Lu Wuyai appear beside them, holding a bottle in his hand.
That terrifying, teleporting speed once again silenced the crowd.
At this moment, Lu Wuyai looked at everyone and gave a soft hum.
“Can anyone tell me what this is?” Lu Wuyai held up the blue bottle, calmly facing his fellow creature.
The forest was very quiet, and Lu Wuyai could clearly hear the heartbeats of everyone on the other side.
A few beats faster, a few beats slower, everyone's mood is different.
However, Lu Wuyai's attention was always focused on that particular person.
At this moment, Xiao Dong also rushed out of the forest, covered in blood, with a pale-faced boy following behind him. It turned out to be Li Mu.
"Brother" Xiaodong carried Li Mu on his back and ran all the way to Lu Wuyai's side.
"Is that alright?" Lu Wuyai asked.
Xiaodong nodded. Apart from skin injuries, he was not seriously injured.
As for Li Mu, apart from being a little weak, he was not injured.
Looking at the jar in Lu Wuyai's hand, Xiao Dong said, "This is it."
In the forest, everyone else glared angrily at Xiaodong, but Lu Wuyai's strength was undeniable, and besides, none of the mechs chasing Xiaodong had returned. The outcome was predictable.
These two are even stronger than them in combat.
Lu Wuyai turned his head, looked at Li Mu, and asked, "Do you know these people?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "We used to play with them a lot, but we separated later and haven't seen them for a long time."
Both in terms of equipment and mental state, the humans in the forest are clearly superior to ordinary humans.
They were the elite among the human survivors. Lu Wuyai had just tried to sense the power they had accumulated, but unfortunately, he was still no match for them.
Now, Lu Wuyai's spirit, energy, and divinity are highly integrated, and he has vaguely touched upon another essential stage of bone-slaying.
Especially after entering the meditation world, his every breath changed with the energy there. Over time, some unpredictable things happened.
Lu Wuyai felt quite good about this change, as if he were a fish in water.
Holding the blue reagent in his hand, Lu Wuyai noticed that his twitching eyebrows had calmed down. A crisis seemed to be brewing.
However, the other party seemed quite patient in the face of his questions. He neither ran away nor attacked indiscriminately. Instead, they began to huddle together, their eyes filled with caution and a hint of coldness.
"This group of people is really interesting," Lu Wuyai thought, but what interested him most was that person.
Despite holding the bottle of gene-enhancing medicine, Lu Wuyai seemed completely unconcerned and showed no sign of reluctance. Instead, he should be considering how to leave this place.
"Xiao Dong is probably right."
At that moment, Lu Wuyai already had a rough guess in his mind. He put the things into his backpack and handed them to Xiao Dong.
The next second, a violent ripple occurred in the forest.
No one could stop Lu Wuyai. After the dust settled, Lu Wuyai held that special person in his hands by the lake.
Grabbing his neck, Lu Wuyai gradually increased the pressure. The other man's face turned red. Death could strike at any moment.
At the same time, the newly formed humans who had gathered together rushed over, appearing very excited and demanding that Lu Wuyai release them immediately.
"Tell me what kind of medicine it is first," Lu Wuyai joked, adding that the first time he felt like he was playing cat and mouse.
And so, he received a message similar to Xiao Dong's.
The contents of the bottle were indeed what is known as genetic medicine. This discovery completely shattered Lu Wuyai's understanding of the world.
Previously, Xiaodong said that the reborn creatures were completely unable to fight against the new humans because after DNA recombination, a special signal was etched into their genes.
And this so-called signal is human blood.
Their superior status, above that of ordinary creatures, makes them unable to resist any human.
In other words, the thing in Lu Wuyai's hands seems to be useful only to other creatures, but not to humans.
Of course, Lu Wuyai didn't believe what the other party said at all, so in the next instant, a considerable commotion broke out in Lin Dong's group.
Ten minutes later, the forest was covered in blood and bones.
Xiaodong wiped his hands, spat on the ground, and cursed, "Just as I expected, they're all liars."
"Once they put genetic material into the water, the food chain will be disrupted."
"Everyone should be their slave."
By the lake, Lu Wuyai looked at the corpse on the ground, shook his head, and sighed. He didn't know how many more times he would have to experience this kind of life.
"Pack your things, let's go check out what's ahead."
"Li Mu, why don't you come and take care of this too?" Xiao Dong shouted to the little boy vomiting in the woods.
Those corpses were all human-shaped, which was really hard for Xiao Dong to accept, but fortunately the child was still young and his worldview could be easily reshaped.
Half an hour later, the three of them walked along the lake and quickened their pace.
Based on the previous tortures, many new humans left, but that was a separate branch. They did not advocate enslaving creatures, so they parted ways.
However, Li Mu became increasingly silent along the way.
"What happened?" Xiaodong thought to himself, asked Lu Wuyai, and prepared to rest for a while.
On the clean grass, not far away lay a clear lake. Xiao Dong was playing with a water ladle, while Lu Wuyai and Li Mu sat by the lake, watching the fish and shrimp occasionally leap out of the water, feeling as if time had suddenly slowed down.
"Have something to eat, we'll be on our way later." Lu Wuyai took out two green fruits. These were for enhancing night vision, since it would be dark soon.
Li Mu obediently took the fruit and ate two bites. Only one date stamp remained, which he then put into his pocket.
In the wild, any clue will become a target for hunters, and Li Mu has become accustomed to this way of life.
In fact, in terms of wilderness survival skills, Li Mu is no weaker than Xiao Dong and Lu Wuyai, but living here, survival skills are only one part, and personal combat ability is more important.
Half an hour later, the three of them set off again, and it was already getting dark.
This time, in order to end the search as soon as possible, Lu Wuyai simply carried Li Mu on his shoulder and led him to run quickly through the forest.
In the pitch-black night, everything was quiet, and Lu Wuyai and Xiao Dong tried their best not to make too much noise.
It's not that they're afraid, but that they should be very close to their goal.
In the distance, the firelight was faintly visible, and many figures could be seen moving about.
Lu Wuyai stopped on a large tree, and soon Xiao Dong also stopped, looking at the campfire opposite him with a glint in her eyes.
“These people seem quite content with their current lives,” Xiaodong said calmly.
There, some people were playing guitar, some were barbecuing, and most were enjoying life rather than killing.
“It looks really harmonious,” Xiaodong said.
Indeed, the atmosphere here harmonizes with the surrounding environment, appearing very tranquil.
However, Lu Wuyai could sense that he was being watched.
Soon, several people emerged from the forest, looking at Lu Wuyai, Xiaodong, and a somewhat apprehensive Li Mu.
"Hehehe." Xiaodong chuckled, reached into his backpack, pulled out a machete, and prepared for battle.
"Don't be impulsive." Lu Wuyai pressed down on Xiao Dong's hand. The fighting along the way had made the killing intent on her somewhat heavy.
In fact, the other party was not prepared to make a move; he was simply standing in front of the two of them.
“We mean no harm,” Lu Wuyai explained. When his strength reached his level, he could vaguely sense certain things. He detected no danger or murderous intent in these people.
But the other side seemed unwilling to believe them, especially when faced with the belligerent Xiaodong.
Lu Wuyai pressed his eyebrows, feeling a bit of a headache.
"Then let's fight." After saying that, Xiao Dong rushed over, but this time, he used the back of his knife to slash at people, because he realized that these people had no intention of hurting him.
Ten minutes passed, and in the forest ahead, only Xiaodong was standing; everyone else was lying on the ground, groaning in pain.
“A little stronger than before.” Xiao Dong shook his arms; there wasn’t a drop of sweat on his body.
Under pure power, any skill becomes insignificant.
At this moment, Lu Wuyai led Li Mu toward the crowd on the other side.
At this moment, a group of people stood uneasily by the campfire, appearing somewhat flustered.
An elderly middle-aged man approached, holding what looked like a bomb. Lu Wuyai felt somewhat troubled, but it wasn't a major problem.
Who are you?
The other person was very cautious. Although he kept moving forward, all his steps were backward. Everyone else did the same.
Among the crowd were children, anxiously clutching adults' hands or clothes, filled with uncertainty about the future.
Lu Wuyai and Xiao Dong emerged majestically from the forest, much to the astonishment of the others.
Seeing the other person's nervous expression, Lu Wuyai waved his hand, walked to the side with ease, picked up a sweet potato from the campfire, broke it in half, and handed one half to Xiaodong.
"Don't be nervous. If we had any ill intentions, those people would be dead already." Lu Wuyai pointed to the unconscious people in the forest. They were still asleep.
Even after he explained this, the humans around the campfire were still afraid.
Lu Wuyai shook his head, not continuing to explain, but instead took out the bottle of gene-editing drug that had been seized not long ago from his pocket.
As a result, everyone else's expressions changed.
"Let's start with this then." Lu Wuyai smiled.
So, over the next few hours, it started with Lu Wuyai asking questions and the other person answering, but gradually it became the other person narrating, and occasionally Lu Wuyai and Xiao Dong would exchange a few words.
During this process, Lu Wuyai kept recording with a tape recorder, which was a valuable piece of information.
"That's it. We are lucky to be alive in this world." The middle-aged man looked at Lu Wuyai, sighed, turned around, and handed him another document.
"The information and related information I just mentioned are all here."
Lu Wuyai took it, read a few pages, handed it to Xiao Dong, and asked what the person's next plan was.
"When we met you, we realized that we weren't strong at all." The man looked at Lu Wuyai deeply, then turned to look at his companions behind him.
"Perhaps we will continue to move away from here, after all, this is a huge new world."
Two tigers cannot share one mountain. Lu Wuyai is too powerful, and the other party, who pursues freedom, naturally does not want to live in the shadow of Lu Wuyai and others.
"Have a safe journey," Lu Wuyai said.
So early the next morning, the other party bid farewell to the three of them and gradually disappeared into the sky in the direction of the water source.
At this point, Lu Wuyai looked at the blue potion, his mind filled with what the other person had said last night.
Xiaodong couldn't help but ask, "Is this thing really that mysterious?"
"It's hard to say." Lu Wuyai frowned; the information from last night had a significant impact on him.
In addition, according to the information Xiao Dong had previously received, this potion can actually unlock some special gene fragments in the human body.
The so-called "unlocking" is actually about amplifying human evolution in a certain direction, such as Song Xiaoyou's eagle eyes, Lu Wuyai's hearing, and everyone's night vision ability. These are all about unlocking fragments of the human genome.
However, this is only a theoretical conjecture by the other party, and there is no actual opportunity for practical application.
"Brother, do you really think these people are good people?"
Xiaodong was worried that after the other party left, they would replicate the gene drug and use the water source to turn the matter in the forest into their own vassal.
Lu Wuyai shook his head. Since last night, he had been listening to the heartbeats of this group of people as they spoke. One person might be able to control their own emotions, but he couldn't fool the ears of so many people.
"Let's go back first, this matter is over." Lu Wuyai withdrew his gaze, the group of humans had completely disappeared from his sight.
And so, over the next few days, Lu Wuyai and the others walked slowly and leisurely.
Li Mu's mood gradually improved, but he was still a little uneasy about the new life that was about to begin.
On this day, Lu Wuyai walked ahead, gazing at the faint smoke appearing at the foot of the mountain not far away, and couldn't help but frown.
"Big brother, why is there smoke?" Xiao Dong asked in surprise. There was a valley over there, and they had always been very careful. Even though their strength had improved considerably, they still wouldn't allow any trace of their presence to be discovered by others.
However, as they got closer, Lu Wuyai and his companions discovered that the thick smoke originated from a forest below the cliffs in the valley.
“It’s those women,” Lu Wuyai said in surprise. The group of women they had rescued from the old humans had now successfully survived here.
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