Chapter 74: Transmutant
After converging with the main force, Zhang Can’er and the others also got out of the car.
Shen Fanmeng saw them, but before she could speak, Zhu Guangyao, who was beside her, sneered.
“Is this the person City Lord Shen has been longing for? She’s indeed good-looking. How about… City Lord Shen gives her to me?”
Zhang Can’er walked closer and heard everything. She looked at Zhu Guangyao’s fat head and big ears, estimating that his weight should be over two hundred catties. He was truly a big fat pig.
Thinking of this, Zhang Can’er couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Her laugh attracted everyone’s attention to her.
And Zhu Guangyao was also mesmerized by her laugh and was about to reach out to touch Zhang Can’er.
Of course, Wan Feng would not allow it. She immediately slapped away that dirty hand.
And the guards around him also rushed up at the same time.
Shen Fanmeng glanced at the guards beside her, and the guards immediately led people to stand in front of Zhang Can’er, looking at the group of guards opposite them. In an instant, the smell of gunpowder grew stronger.
Zhu Guangyao came back to his senses. Seeing this scene, he looked at his guards with a serious face and said, “Who told you to come out? Stand down!”
Then he turned to look at Shen Fanmeng and smiled. “It’s just that my subordinates are insensible. Please forgive them, City Lord Shen.”
“Of course, I forgive them. But, these people are my friends. Now that they’re here, I should greet them. I will consider the matter we just discussed. I’ll take my leave for now.”
With that, Shen Fanmeng took Xiao Li and walked over.
Shen Fanmeng brought them into the main tent.
This place was on a mountainside, sparsely populated. It was the best place to set up camp. And the nearby Mutants had also been cleared out. There was no danger for the time being.
“Miss Zhang, please sit.”
Shen Fanmeng’s face was grim. She sat down on her own, and Xiao Li beside her habitually massaged her temples.
Looking at the interaction between the two, anyone would not believe that there was nothing between them.
Zhang Can’er was actually surprised. She couldn’t have imagined that Shen Fanmeng would be with Xiao Li. After all, there was a big age difference between them, and their temperaments didn’t match either.
Shen Fanmeng took Xiao Li’s hand, looked at her, and smiled reassuringly. Then she turned to look at Zhang Can’er.
She thought for a while before she said, “Xiao Feng probably didn’t tell you why we had to evacuate Starshine City so urgently, did she?”
“Isn’t it because the Federation was in a hurry?” Zhang Can’er said with a frown.
Shen Fanmeng’s brow furrowed tightly, and she sighed. “That’s part of the reason. But the main reason is that, apart from our Starshine City, the other towns have all fallen. And on the day they fell, a behemoth would appear in that town.
“According to the information from the Federation, the current Mutants are divided into three levels: primary, intermediate, and advanced. This is also why the number of wounded in Starshine City has increased, and we have to use civilians as soldiers. The biggest difference between primary and intermediate Mutants is their blood. And advanced Mutants…”
At this point, Shen Fanmeng stopped. She took out a document and showed it to Zhang Can’er.
Zhang Can’er looked down.
The form and features of each level of Mutant were clearly recorded on it.
Primary Mutant: Blood is red, eyes are white with no black pupils, a mouth full of sharp teeth, skin is bluish-black, very similar to humans, has a human form, eyes are not sensitive to light and cannot see, has a keen sense of smell and hearing.
Intermediate Mutant: Blood is green, eyes have red blood streaks and very small red pupils, skin is bluish-gray, pointed ears and sharp teeth, behavior is more like an animal, good at using all four limbs to exert force, has a certain human form, but the limbs are strong, with large hands and feet, taller than humans, can see a little bit of light and moving objects, sense of smell has evolved, insensitive to most highly volatile smells, can smell living creatures within five meters, hearing remains the same.
Advanced Mutant: Blood is black, eyes have whites and red pupils, skin is blue, tall, pointed ears and sharp teeth, has a small, thin tail with a poisonous tip that is contagious, good at fighting with its tail and is used to walking on all four limbs, eyes can see, sense of smell is more sensitive, like a hound, can track smells it has smelled before, insensitive to highly volatile gases, hearing is a little more sensitive than before.
The higher the level, the larger the size, and the more difficult to deal with. The size of advanced Mutants varies. They have a certain group consciousness, with the strong being respected within the group, and they will flee.
Zhang Can’er and the others quickly browsed through it, their faces a little pale.
But Shen Fanmeng did not give them time to react.
“The behemoth I just mentioned, do you know what it is?” Perhaps she felt that her question was too stupid, and she let out a self-deprecating, soft laugh.
She continued, “That behemoth is at least five stories high. When I first saw that video, I was also very shocked. It’s very much like an enlarged version of an advanced Mutant. The Federation gave it a name, called a Transmutant. According to the information from the transmission, its sense of smell has degenerated, but its vision and hearing have evolved.
“It’s obviously very tall. It shouldn’t be able to hear the faint sounds on the ground, nor should it be able to see the tiny humans. But it saw and heard. The Federation lost many generals because of this, and its vitality was greatly damaged.”
Shen Fanmeng looked at Zhang Can’er and said with a bitter smile, “So, that’s why the Federation is so eager to recall us. There’s another reason, which is that the Federation saw that the Transmutants from other towns were about to attack Starshine City in one fell swoop. They are now rushing toward Starshine City from all directions. I can only retreat with the important troops. As for the rest, I’ll take as many survivors as I can.”
After hearing this, Zhang Can’er’s face turned a little paler. So the outside had already become like this? The speed of the Mutants’ evolution made her a little flustered and at a loss for what to do.
But Wan Feng heard a hint of something unusual. “These Mutants, is someone controlling them?”
As soon as she said this, everyone except Shen Fanmeng and Xiao Feng’s group looked at her in shock.
Zhang Can’er was also a little dizzy from this speculation. She couldn’t believe that these Mutants were actually man-made.
But Shen Fanmeng’s words still laid this cruel fact in front of her.
“Yes. The Federation has been looking for who planned this disaster. But until now, there has been no news at all.”
Shen Fanmeng’s voice was weak. She rubbed her temples and leaned tiredly against Xiao Li.
“City Lord Shen, are you okay?” Zhang Tu noticed her abnormality and asked with some concern.
Hearing this, the others also looked at her.
Xiao Feng frowned and advised, “Captain Shen, you should go and rest for a while. We’re here. Don’t worry too much.”
Shen Fanmeng nodded. “Mhm, don’t get into a conflict with Zhu Guangyao. We don’t have time for internal strife. We can abandon him if necessary.”
“Yes.”
After coming out of Shen Fanmeng’s main tent, Zhang Can’er and Wan Feng followed Xiao Feng to their tent.
“Sister Can’er, this is your tent. It’s a bit simple. The toilet and bath are outside.”
“Okay, you should take care of yourselves too.”
“Mhm.” Xiao Feng suppressed her emotions, turned, and left.
