Economic growth not only drives population growth, but also alters the landforms and landscapes.
In the course of human development, we overcome mountains and build bridges over rivers.
Humanity's ability to transform nature has never been underestimated.
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The group continued forward and soon arrived at the Xiasha Bridge.
It appears that a serious car accident occurred on the bridge before the apocalypse, causing a fire.
At this point, large sections of the path on the bridge appeared somewhat charred, and there were many car wrecks on the bridge surface.
A large section of the bridge surface bears traces of having been burned.
And the most common sight along the way was zombies trapped in cars, unable to escape.
Jin Gang stopped at the bridgehead, waiting for Huang Zhao to decide whether to proceed.
"This is the fastest route to Guangzhou. If you take a detour, you will have to travel nearly 100 kilometers to another bridge."
Huang Zhao looked at the turbulent Qiantang River below the bridge, then at the bridge surface that had been burned beyond recognition, and finally chose to trust the quality of China's products.
After all, in such a major project that concerns people's livelihood and travel, there is no way to cut corners or joke around.
This major thoroughfare sees a large volume of traffic day and night, so any accident that occurs here would be a serious matter.
Although the bridge has been in service for over thirty years, it has never been the subject of any negative news.
In Huang Zhao's mental perception, there was nothing unusual about the nearly 1,000-meter stretch of bridge.
After observing for a while, Huang Zhao spoke to King Kong through their mental connection:
"Charge!"
"Awooo!!"
King Kong let out a long roar and, the instant Huang Zhao gave the order, spurred himself to rush toward the bridge.
The nearly 20-ton King Kong ran across the bridge without shaking at all.
Huang Zhao was immediately relieved, because it would be troublesome if the bridge really had some problems and the person fell down.
The river beneath the bridge was anything but calm; the number of aquatic mutant beasts was no less than that of the zombies in the city.
In the river that Huang Zhao's spiritual perception has just probed, there are quite a few aquatic mutated beasts darting through the turbulent waters, disappearing in a flash.
Although most of them only had level one or two auras, their numbers were comparable to those of the zombies in the city center.
No one knows how many mutated beasts exist beneath the surface of rivers, lakes, and especially the oceans after the apocalypse.
In any case, Huang Zhao had no intention of going into the water to test it out.
With utmost concentration, Huang Zhao extended the circular sensory area forward.
The exploration distance reached about one kilometer. If there were any unexpected events, Huang Zhao would have Jin Gang turn around.
Ahead, all that could be seen were burn marks and wrecked cars.
The sea was calm and there was no potential danger.
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On the other side of the Xiasha Bridge, in a section where Huang Zhao's spiritual perception had not yet reached.
At that moment, a gigantic python was coiled around the bridge pier.
As its body contracted around the bridge pier, cracks began to appear on the reinforced concrete pillars, gradually deepening and widening.
Within minutes, the bridge pier broke under the giant python's coils.
Large blocks of concrete fell from above into the river, splashing water everywhere.
"Humans! Despicable humans!"
This is a viper that is relatively common around the Qiantang River and used to live in this area.
More than 30 years ago, after humans arrived here, the construction work of building bridges and tunnels damaged the environment.
It was also driven out of its original habitat and moved to live in the sea.
Most vipers can live for up to 15 years, but this one miraculously lived for more than 30 years.
Before the apocalypse, it was already nearly 10 meters long, completely exceeding the limits of a viper.
After the apocalypse, a mutation occurred, awakening the bloodline of his ancestors, and he quickly broke through to level four.
Driven by the desire for revenge against the humans who destroyed its home more than 30 years ago, it returned from the deep sea to its original home.
The first thing to do is to destroy this Xiasha Bridge!
After breaking through to level four, the mutated giant python's body diameter reached nearly two meters and its length was about sixty meters.
It was more than ten times the size of the level-two mutated golden python that King Kong had hunted down.
Although it had the advantage of its pre-apocalyptic size, the key to its strength and enormous size was the awakening of its bloodline.
If the Xiasha Bridge weren't over 30 meters wide, it could have wrapped itself around the bridge and severed the bridge deck.
Even if it's just the bridge piers that are damaged, starting from the bridgehead, dozens of bridge piers have already been destroyed by the mutated giant python.
The unsupported bridge deck swayed slightly, as if it might snap and fall into the river below at any moment.
After snapping another bridge pier, the mutated python swam along the river to another pier and began repeating its previous behavior.
If the python's behavior is left unchecked, it will destroy all the bridge piers supporting the bridge within half a day.
Human survivors who wish to travel to other cities will have to take a long detour.
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King Kong, having just stepped onto the bridge, continued forward without stopping.
"Did you hear anything up ahead?"
The sound of the giant python snapping the bridge pier and falling into the water reached Huang Zhao's mental perception area.
He immediately heard the unusual sound and consulted the others.
No. *3
Upon hearing Huang Zhao's question, the others listened intently before shaking their heads in response.
Huang Zhao put everyone on high alert and ordered King Kong to accelerate again.
I decided to stop conserving my energy and get across the bridge first.
Without needing to conserve energy, King Kong's speed even reached 150 kilometers per hour.
At this speed, the 8-kilometer-long bridge can be crossed in just over three minutes.
When only about 3 kilometers remained between us and the other side of the bridge.
A kilometer ahead of them, the image of the giant python climbing up another bridge pier immediately entered Huang Zhao's mind.
Huang Zhao's pupils contracted, realizing where the sound had come from.
In his mental perception, the enormous python was grayish-black all over, its scales reflecting a dazzling light under the wet rain.
What Huang Zhao cared about even more was its aura, which had reached the mid-stage of level four.
It far surpasses Huang Zhao and Jin Gang, who have just broken through, indicating that it has been quite some time since they broke through to level four.
The speed at which it breaks through levels also indicates that its talent must be extremely terrifying.
"Stop!"
In a moment of surprise, King Kong charged forward another two hundred meters, and Huang Zhao immediately told King Kong to slow down.
Finally, it stopped about 700 meters away from the mutated giant python without attracting its attention.
Hearing Huang Zhao's anxious voice telling Jin Gang to stop, Ning Chuxia asked with some confusion.
"What's wrong?"
Huang Zhao shared the footage of the mental perception area with everyone.
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