Wasteland Development Diary

Chapter 144 Mutant Escape Route


The little boy was fixed in place, his eyes vacant.

It was unclear what he had experienced in the BGM.

Zhou Yi could be sure of one thing: this kid could stay calm for a few hours.

He turned to Red Kestrel beside him, "Talk about the Mutants."

The drone's wings buzzed as it rotated, "A life form with a natural Guangna Organ is called the Guangna Species, and the Guangna Organ is fixed and stable."

"Enhancers use Light Imprint to modify and enhance organs to obtain artificial Guangna Organs, which are known as enhanced bodies. Enhanced bodies require medication to suppress rejection reactions."

"Whether a Guangna Organ is naturally occurring or artificially modified, it follows one basic principle, that is, one life form corresponds to one Guangna Organ."

"Those with two or more Guangna Organs are called Mutants, and among these, human Mutants are referred to as Mutants."

"Mutants are extremely unstable because multiple Guangna Organs exist in competition and antagonism, which can greatly affect the host's consciousness. Mutant behavior is driven by the instincts of the organs."

Red Kestrel emphasized, "Guangna Organs absorb Death Light and compress and transform it, but due to conflicts with each other, they cannot complete the closed loop and leak, forming a high-energy radiation stronger than natural Death Light."

"In front of ordinary people, a Mutant is essentially a walking source of radiation that can cause rapid mutation in humans. If not treated promptly, it results in organ failure and death."

Zhou Yi frowned, "Are enhancers also affected?"

"Mutants radiate towards enhancers too, but an enhanced body has some immunity and resistance to Death Light, so the radiation effect is much weaker."

Red Kestrel's top camera flashed red light, aiming at the Mutant child, "Most likely, this Mutant possesses a special Guangna Organ, and its radiation ability far exceeds the baseline."

"Stressed by multiple Guangna Organs, Mutants usually revert to a wild beast state. However, he seems to retain his self-consciousness, exhibiting unusually clear and coherent self-awareness, which is rare."

B-class Mutant, maintains self-consciousness, radiation-enhanced, and can control fire.

This is the information known so far.

Zhou Yi sized up the child in front of him.

The simplest method would be to end it with one punch, with "Life Strike" in coordination with the BGM field, which would effortlessly shatter him.

However, killing this Mutant would be of no benefit to him.

He currently needed to inquire about something from Flying Star, and see if he could save the mutated Tianjin Knights.

Zhou Yi couldn't help thinking.

He was connected to the mic master through the Conscious Key, and the mic master was now connected to the Mutant through the Conscious Key.

Did that mean he was actually connected to the Mutant as well?

He summoned Unit 2 to see if it was feasible.

"Exactly."

Xiao Fu naturally said, "This is the greatness of Fire Seed Life and Fire Civilization, linking numerous life forms, able to connect and access them at any time. Concept Life is the most convenient as they can unleash their full power without needing to unpack and restore."

Guided by the Reverse Flow, Zhou Yi entered the pitch-dark space again.

This time, in addition to Duke Baili's core, there was also the mic master's.

However, the core itself was no different. They all resembled large glass electron tubes, with slowly rotating double helix structures inside, surrounded by glowing lines.

Zhou Yi found that within the core, the mic master appeared as a black box player, floating forward on the Conscious Key.

Xiao Fu explained, "Since you are a collector, through the Conscious Key observing these connected Fire Seed Lives, everything appears in the form you recognize."

"Once you reach their Conscious Keys, synchronization and entry can be completed."

Zhou Yi drilled into the core.

He floated lightly beside the A6 player, moving alongside the device evenly, and suddenly the scene before him shifted, placing him in a whole new world.

...

Here was a room constructed of crystal or glass, semi-transparent and white, perfectly lit without any windows, only a tightly closed crystal door.

Inside, there were beds, desks, chairs, cabinets, and sofas, all made of crystal. There was also a small pit meant for playing, filled with shimmering glass sand, with glass cups of various sizes placed nearby.

The room echoed with relaxing music.

"Who is tapping on my window,

Who is stirring the strings,

That segment of Forgotten Time

Gradually rises back into my heart..."

Cai Qin sang gently, "Forgotten Time."

A mutant child stood inside the house, his face filled with terror.

"I don't want to come back here, I don't want to come back here... Let me out, let me out..."

He kept banging his head against the crystal walls as flames continuously gushed from his body, turning the entire room into a furnace.

However, in the BGM's world, none of these were effective.

Suddenly, threads resembling glass fibers drilled through the tightly closed door, slowly stretching inside.

The child, seeing them, frantically retreated backward, appearing extremely fearful.

The glass threads relaxed in the air, then precisely pierced the child's head, causing him to convulse, his eyes turning white.

Quickly.

The glass threads retracted along their original route, disappearing into the crystal door.

After a while.

The child woke up again; he touched his head and then desperately paced around inside, issuing almost collapsing screams and cries.

The cycle repeats.

The glass threads entered again, penetrating his head, causing the child electrifying pain once again, and he quickly fainted.

This process continued in a loop.

Zhou Yi watched, feeling it was dreadful.

He connected with Red Kestrel and Duke Baili through the Conscious Key, "Have you guys seen anything like this before?"

Both said they had not.

Mic master intercepted the consciousness, but the BGM's world was a scene spontaneously extended by the connector, either a scene experienced or scenes seen or imagined.

Like the several worlds Zhou Yi had been trapped in, both the Wal-Mart Mall and high school were places he'd been, only the prison was something he'd seen in movies or on TV, so the people there were very vague.

Throughout the repeated torture, the mutant's expression gradually became numb.

On the 19th cycle, after the glass threads penetrated his brain, he did not faint but remained awake with his eyes open.

Then the surrounding scenery changed again, arriving in the familiar Dead Sea.

The music also changed abruptly to the intense and rapid finale of "Shooting Eagle," "Wuyun Ran."

"For whom in this life are scars engraved,

A thousand years of martial pride tear through the length..."

The mutant child was running wildly.

Behind him were two assassins flying in on clouds.

These two assassins were covered in golden armor, wide shoulders and narrow waist, only revealing heads with two red-eye sockets, and wind-floating long whiskers on their heads, with tails growing on their backs.

They somewhat resembled the figure of Sun Wukong.

Zhou Yi continued to observe from the side.

The golden-armored warriors held gold-colored metal short sticks. Each time they released a wave of shockwaves with the short sticks, the child emitted crackling golden light from all over his body, with bones and internal organs clearly visible under the golden light, appearing extremely painful.

Mutants kept throwing large fireballs behind them, but the fireballs automatically exploded in front of the Golden-armored Warriors, completely failing to harm them at all.

The two sides appeared to be completely unmatched.

While the Golden-armored Warriors were hunting the mutants, a giant black hand, mountainous in size, suddenly rose from the mist and grabbed two of the Golden-armored Warriors.

Then, the two pursuers fought with the black hand.

The mutants finally managed to escape.

The child looked back and muttered to himself, "How did I end up here again... Was everything before just a dream I had about escaping successfully? Or is this the real dream?"

Zhou Yi understood.

The mutant had intentionally lured the pursuers here to use the Breaker in the Dead Sea to cover their escape.

The child looked around and shouted desperately in the mist, "I know you are watching me! Who are you? You are not a Heavenly Person, who are you!?"

Zhou Yi just silently watched him.

This was a BGM space created by the mic master, where the mic master was the creator.

Unless he wished, the child could not see Zhou Yi.

After being chased by the Golden-armored Warriors several times, they finally entered the next scene.

The surroundings turned into a landmass with dense forests.

In the distance, a giant Ferris wheel could be seen—the Forbidden Weapon Relics.

The child still gazed around, "You are accessing my memories... What would happen if I chose a different path?"

He then turned and walked toward the Dead Sea.

At the same time, music resonated throughout the world again.

"He knows, he knows I can't give

So he turned and walked towards the sea..."

The music, "Mountains and Seas".

Zhou Yi was a bit surprised.

The mic master's skill in matching music with the scenario and mood of the participants had improved.

Actually, Zhou Yi was also curious.

What would happen if the mutant denied his previous experiences and chose another possibility?

Zhou Yi followed him with his gaze.

The child ran into the Dead Sea, striding meteorically underwater, rebelling along the way.

Considering that children in the Wasteland Era mature at ten, an eight or nine-year-old was indeed genuinely in their adolescence.

However, he soon started convulsing, his body emitting light.

He was electrocuted again.

The Golden-armored Warriors descended from the sky and captured him.

The scene shook again and returned to the beginning.

The child once again stood on the shore, with the Dead Sea behind him and relics formed by Aliens ahead.

He ran in another direction, dived into the sea, hid, and stood still.

No matter how many times, the final result was him being electrocuted and captured by the Golden-armored Warriors.

The mutant shouted, "Look, look! Have your fill of looking! You monster!!!"

He finally ran towards the Ferris wheel.

Then he slipped into the Shadow Building there and hid on the top floor.

Golden-armored Warriors flew through the air above, but with the building life hindering, they seemed unable to locate the mutant.

Zhou Yi instantly arrived inside the Shadow Building.

The child, knees hugged to his chest, was sitting in the corner, his expression dull and pained.

"You monsters, all go die, just die!!"

"I've already hidden here, why do you still not let go of me..."

"Go away, get lost!"

Then he burst into loud sobs.

Zhou Yi was somewhat embarrassed for a moment.

Duke Baili and Red Kestrel were there watching as well.

He felt as if he was the creepy uncle bullying the child.

It was about time to teach a lesson.

Zhou Yi appeared and sat down beside him, "Can we talk now?"

The child seemed to have given up resisting completely, his eyes lifeless, "What do you want to talk about? Do whatever you want, I can't beat you anyway..."

Zhou Yi's heart tightened.

Oh no.

Could it be that he had a mental breakdown?

Zhou Yi snapped his fingers and picked a song in his mind.

Then a new melody filled the air.

"Lingering on the road

Are you going to leave, Via Via

Fragile and proud

...

I once crossed mountains and seas

Also passed through crowds of people

I once had everything

But in the blink of an eye, it all dissipated like smoke."

A street came into view.

There were tall buildings on both sides, streetlights were lit. Cars and electric bicycles were racing on the street, food stalls were steaming, and students were walking home in groups, men and women, young and old, all passing through a corner of the city.

The two of them were now sitting on the steps by the road, listening to Pu Shu's "Ordinary Road."

"Having seen so much of your experiences, I will also show you the world I know," Zhou Yi squeezed out a kind smile.

The child's eyes widened slightly.

"Where is this?"

"A place I used to go to, it's gone now."

The child looked at the passersby, "The people here are... strange, why don't I see any Guangna Species? Could this be... the prehistoric humans of the Divine Era?"

His eyes suddenly widened.

"You are the Taishan Knight!"

Zhou Yi's smile froze.

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