Chapter 426: Back to normal again

However, even if he wanted to speak, it was too late; since Liang Yu had released the Mutated Lizard, he had no intention of letting it live.

The Mutated Lizard opened its giant, fanged mouth, and saliva dripped from the corners, making a sizzling sound as it hit the ground.

It seemed to be very satisfied with the taste of the flesh from the abdomen it had just eaten.

So the Mutated Lizard lunged again, biting down on the modified human’s blood-stained calf, its sharp teeth instantly piercing the metal.

However, finding it was all metal, it released its mouth and bit at his abdominal wound again.

The modified human let out a heart-wrenching scream, the pain engulfing him like a surging tide.

Each bite was like a sharp blade cutting into his body, and the intense pain almost shattered his nerves.

Cold sweat poured down his face, his features contorted with agony, and his lips were bitten until they bled profusely.

Yet, the Mutated Lizard did not stop, continuing to greedily gnaw at his body, as if to completely devour him. The modified human’s consciousness gradually blurred, past memories flashing through his mind, but at this moment, only endless pain and despair accompanied him.

As the flesh on his body was continuously gnawed away, his breath grew weaker and weaker, and life gradually faded amidst this cruel torment.

Liang Yu stood quietly to the side, his gaze calm as he watched the modified human being eaten by the Mutated Lizard.

Only a pair of blood-stained mechanical arms and mechanical thighs remained in the cage.

Liang Yu frowned slightly, his arms crossed over his chest, his face showing no emotion.

His eyes were cold and deep, as if what was happening before him was nothing more than an ordinary occurrence.

A faint scent of blood permeated the air around him, but he seemed completely oblivious, his breathing steady and his expression composed.

There was no pity, no regret; in Liang Yu’s perception, death was merely a phase of life.

He tilted his head slightly, a composed, faint smile on his lips, not asking for the location of the modified human base, yet showing no trace of annoyance or urgency.

In his heart, everything seemed to follow a predetermined trajectory, like the stars in the night sky; what was meant to appear would appear when it was time, and there was no need to disrupt the current rhythm just to know in advance.

Sunlight fell on his resolute face, outlining his distinct features.

His gaze was deep as he looked into the distance, where a more important mission seemed to be calling.

“We’ll encounter them sooner or later; there’s no point in rushing.”

He murmured softly, his voice low and steady, exuding an undeniable confidence.

This was not him putting on an act; it was indeed as he said: these modified humans, as long as they were not completely wiped out by the Underground Monster and the Zerg.

They would somehow become involved with him, and by then, even if he wanted to avoid them, he wouldn’t be able to.

No longer bothering with the matter, he handed the spirit ball to Mario, instructing him to handle the scene, and then he himself returned to the RV.

Checking the time, he realized he had been in the cage for a long time; it was already evening without him noticing.

Liang Yu couldn’t help but sigh at how quickly time passed. After enjoying dinner with Lan Ling and Xiao Yizi, he planned to take Lan Ling for some post-dinner exercise.

It was just then that the radio rang, and Qu Baoguo, the third wheel, called at a very inconvenient time.

He then learned from Qu Baoguo that they had already engaged in a fight with the group of modified humans from that morning.

Not only had they successfully repelled the enemy, but they had also killed more than half of their numbers.

The only regret was that they had not completed the capture mission assigned by Liang Yu.

Liang Yu had not even considered holding out hope for Qu Baoguo’s side, so there was no such thing as disappointment for him.

Qu Baoguo heard Liang Yu’s unusually flat tone, which contained a hint of displeasure that Qu Baoguo caught.

He thought it was his own fault for not completing Liang Yu’s assigned task, and he felt more or less guilty at once.

Liang Yu was indeed unhappy, and it was indeed because of Qu Baoguo, but it wasn’t because he hadn’t completed Liang Yu’s task; it was because he had interrupted his good time.

Lan Ling, seeing that he still had things to attend to, very considerately left Liang Yu’s embrace.

At this moment, Qu Baoguo, of course, did not know this; in fact, he even planned to “make amends” by telling Liang Yu the other information he had just gathered.

This time, the information Qu Baoguo provided was very useful to Liang Yu.

They found that the temperatures during the day and night had returned to normal levels.

Although the daytime temperature was still above thirty degrees Celsius, this was already considered a normal range, which meant that the period of extreme heat had passed.

At this point, Qu Baoguo became a little excited; this also meant that they could go out during the day to search for living supplies.

And at night, they only needed to guard against attacks from those monsters.

It was then that Liang Yu poured the first bucket of cold water on him.

He asked Qu Baoguo in return.

“Do you really think they can only be active at night?”

Although he had also considered this question, there was no way to prove that the other party was accustomed to appearing during the day.

But hearing it from Liang Yu, he could confirm that those monsters were not nocturnal, so he would need to go back and change his plan later.

And Liang Yu poured the second bucket of cold water on him.

Liang Yu told him not to assume that they could rest easy just because the extreme high temperatures had passed, as the future would make things even more difficult for him.

Qu Baoguo, hearing this, felt that Liang Yu knew what would happen next and quickly pressed for more information, only to be met with Liang Yu’s silence.

In reality, Liang Yu had no idea what would happen next; he was simply trying to get back at Qu Baoguo for disturbing him.

He deliberately made the situation sound more serious than it was; in fact, it was still possible to return to normal life.

The unsuspecting Qu Baoguo, upon hearing Liang Yu’s words, basically overturned his previous arrangements. He hastily bade farewell to Liang Yu and rushed to find the Survivors, once again discussing what to do next.

Meanwhile, Liang Yu ended his call with Qu Baoguo and had originally planned to continue what he was doing with Lan Ling, but then he found her with Xiao Yizi. It seemed he would have to wait until they rested at night.

Liang Yu, now at leisure, also pondered what Qu Baoguo had said.

The outside temperature had returned to normal, and he guessed it had something to do with the continuous heavy rain before.

However, he truly couldn’t guess what would happen next; although he had a retaliatory motive when he intimidated Qu Baoguo, it was largely the truth.

As for returning to normal, in his opinion, that was a luxury. Putting everything else aside, how many people were left globally now?

He truly dared not think about this question, as people were already very helpless in the face of natural disasters.

And then there were those monsters, which were exceptionally powerful for ordinary people; it was estimated that the population had already dwindled to less than one-tenth.