The End of the Earth

"Get up and have breakfast, big guy!"

He didn't even realize when Aman returned to the room, maybe because he was too tired recently.

"Why haven't I seen you these past two days? Ha~ I'm so tired after a good night's sleep. The more I sleep, the more sleepy I feel. Even the micro-terminal particles in my brain seem to be full of inertia."

He tapped his temples, as if trying to physically awaken his highly developed electronic brain.

"I'm not involved in the Creator System, so I'm afraid I can't help with this issue.

Let's eat first. These past few days, I've been dissecting the Bloodthirsty Origin Stone you gave me at the Biological Base with those geniuses, and conducting biological experiments on captured ghouls. We've finally figured out the characteristics of this race."

The corpse ghosts are the humanoid creatures with no skin, blood-red bodies, and abnormally developed body functions that Xiang San and his friends had encountered before. In fact, they were once human beings, but after death, they were transformed into their current appearance under the influence of some force.

Eating dry bread with hot water for breakfast was difficult to meet Xiang San's calorie consumption, but he got used to this boring breakfast over time.

It's not that he is pretentious, it's just that he is a little different from ordinary people. He is no longer so concerned about the deliciousness of food. Because of the existence of the Creator System, many of his body's senses are closed. Apart from taking in the necessary supplements, other sensory stimulations are no longer so important.

"What's the result?"

Aman poured some hot water on the bread, spread some ketchup on it, took a bite, and said with satisfaction, "The characteristics of the bloodthirsty race increase the organism's fanatical desire to absorb hemoglobin, and the original hemoglobin will be alienated as a result. We still don't fully understand this process.

However, this transformation is benign. That is to say, using the bloodthirsty race's source stone, separating and diluting this substance and then injecting it into the blood vessels can gently and effectively improve a person's body functions and gain the power of the bloodthirsty race, plundering the blood of other creatures to replenish themselves. In theory, this creature has almost unlimited physical strength.

This is the result of experimental data.”

Xiang San frowned slightly and asked, "Has the experimental subject been destroyed?"

Anman seemed to understand his concerns and nodded in response, "I will personally supervise the destruction, there are no hidden dangers.

The experimental data has also been sealed and stored with other executive supervisors."

"Miss Anman understands me. This kind of power can only be exerted on the Azure People of the Order Department of Area C Shelter. The process is confidential. I will have the Order Department administrators cooperate with you in screening the candidates."

Anman asked doubtfully, "Xiang, do you have no confidence in the humans on our Earth?"

“I don’t have confidence in myself.

Creatures without faith in such an environment are very likely to lose control.

Although the people in the Azure are relatively reliable, I am not that confident in them, so I must be strict.

The top power must be in one's own hands. Sometimes the emergence of two forces in such an environment is very scary.

Therefore, I will never allow any possibility of the growth of a second ideology, and once discovered, it must be eliminated immediately."

As he said this, the fierceness in his eyes grew stronger.

"I understand what you're saying. Absolute freedom can sometimes drive people insane. Life under rule is relatively more suitable for people than freedom. At least there are rulers who can correct their mistakes."

Xiang San looked at Anman with a unique charm.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Anman stopped chewing and avoided Xiang San's gaze.

“I didn’t expect that Miss Anman also had such a profound interpretation of A Brief History of Humankind.”

"Of course. History, social psychology and other subjects are the foundation for research.

If you don't understand how the world works, you can't survive in it. How can you use your talents? You can't even survive."

"That's a great story. Come, let me reward you, baby~"

"Hey, I'm hungry~ I'm so dirty, hurry up and wipe your mouth, it's full of bread crumbs."

Anman avoided Xiang San's fiery red lips with disgust.

"Haha, I'm going to inspect the operations of the various departments. Lily has been running around other people's homes to get free food these days. You have to keep this little thing under control."

The changes in the shelter and biological base in Area C are amazing, thanks to Xiang San's support for investing all his efforts in production and R&D. The improvement of logistics is also an important reason.

Now the two gathering areas under his command have a total of 30 magic-driven power armors, 10 old-style power suits, 300 sets of chemical protective suits, and 260 armed personnel, 190 of whom are Azure people. They are mainly responsible for the security management of the biological base. Although the biological base is now under the control of Xiang San, there are still some hidden Crone confidants active. Crone is a scheming man, and Xiang San can't find any problems with these hidden people from the biological base host log monitoring.

It was impossible for him to gather all these thousands of people and screen them one by one, nor was there any need to do so. What he needed was for them to change their minds through a peaceful life, without inexplicable secret executions or attacks from unknown creatures.

A few days later, a video was sent by the team on duty at the ground stronghold in Area C, forcing Xiang San to go there in person. The video showed a familiar face and the emblem of the Coast Guard. Geralt appeared near Area C in their Coast Guard uniform without any protective clothing and was discovered by the team patrolling around the Area C stronghold.

In the radiation-proof cabin of the Area C stronghold, Geralt looked at Xiang San holding his hand tightly as he lay dying.

At this moment, Geralt's life has come to an end. Although the concentration of nuclear radiation on the ground is decreasing very quickly, it is still fatal to humans. Human cells exposed to the radiation will be destroyed and stop dividing and metabolizing. Geralt's body will slowly dissolve like ice cream, and the process will be very painful.

"Mr. Xiang San, I didn't expect to find you before I even reached the city center. It seems God wants to help me too, hehe, cough cough cough~"

"Dude, what the hell is going on? Why don't you go out wearing a chemical protective suit?"

"Our base was invaded by other forces, resulting in heavy casualties. Officers higher in rank than me have been killed. As the interim commander of the Chiusi Coast Guard, I have an obligation to protect my soldiers. Chiusi is not within the range of nuclear radiation, which is perhaps why those damn guys attacked us."

Xiang San could feel the strength in his hands gradually weakening.

He looked at Geralt without saying a word.

"I know this is very sudden. I hope Mr. Xiang San can help me rescue my brothers. Those invading guys don't seem to intend to kill them all. This is the key to the control room of the Coast Guard base. I hope you can lead them. I know you are a powerful leader and will definitely not refuse. Ahem~"

Xiang San stuffed the key disk back into Geralt's hand and replied in the face of his incredulous look: "I refuse. I'm sorry."

Geralt also expected that Xiang San would refuse, but the probability should be very low. How could this happen?

"I think you're more suitable to lead the Coast Guard. To be honest, I like you, man, and I don't plan on letting you die so early."

Xiang San extended his hand to a deputy, who handed him a syringe.

Xiang San waved the needle filled with scarlet transparent liquid in front of Geralt and said seductively, "I'll let you live, but you must obey my orders from now on."

Before Geralt could answer, the injection had already been injected into his artery. If a nurse from the old times saw this, she would definitely stop Xiang San's dangerous behavior.

Geralt's collapsed body shook violently, and the substance injected into his body began to evaporate.

"Are you still awake?"

"Yes, Mr. Xiang San, no, Commander!"

"You still lack fresh blood to repair your body. You directed us to the coastal defense base in Kiusi Harbor, and we will use the invaders' blood to complete your rebirth."

"As you command, Commander!"

The port of Chiusi is not far from the city of Gia. It takes more than an hour to drive more than 30 kilometers. Taking 20 magic-driven armored soldiers, they embarked on the first expedition to the land outside the city of Gia, a place that was not affected by nuclear radiation.

"Geralt, isn't Kiusi one of the most active international ports for commodity trade? Why are you still short of food?"

“Alas, Commander, you may not know that although our coastal defense base is located in Chiusi Port, its specific location is not inside the port, but outside.

When the nuclear bomb fell, the damn dust cloud interfered with all signals and the strong electromagnetic waves destroyed most of the equipment.

There are indeed a lot of supplies in the port, but there are things there that are more terrifying than nuclear bombs. We have tried to search for supplies, but no one who has been there has returned. Sometimes there are huge roars coming from the port, and the sound is like it comes from hell.

No one dares to steal the supplies in Chiusi Harbor anymore."

Xiang San nodded. This situation was reasonable. The current situation was a disaster for humans, but not necessarily for other creatures.

"Go through Holho Town and keep going straight to the right. You will reach the Coast Guard Base in 20 minutes."

Walking through the dilapidated town of Holho, one can only sigh with regret. Old scrapped vehicles are parked on the roadside, broken glass, and damaged doors and windows of surrounding hotels. Xiang San knew it was man-made destruction at a glance.

Radiation detectors installed inside chemical protective suits also show that the radiation concentration here has dropped below the dangerous level.

Dead bodies were scattered all over the ground at another exit of the town, and the disintegrated human skeletons showed that these corpses had been torn and eaten by something before they died.

The broken bones on several pieces of bones confirmed his guess.

What kind of teeth are needed to be able to chew hard human bones?

The heavy transport truck ran over the corpse, making a gurgling sound.

"That lighthouse is the landmark of Chiusi Harbor. We're almost there!"

Geralt pointed to the tower behind the dry woods not far away.

"Guys, use conventional weapons to intimidate first. Anyone who resists will be killed on the spot. I heard you are the bravest soldiers?"

"Yes! Commander! Hoo-ha!"

"Very good! Let's start with this bunch of scum and show me your strength!"