booktalesy Chapter 315 Disaster Approaches
Chapter 315 Disaster Approaches
Disaster strikes silently, catching people completely off guard.
The mutated plants are wildly altering the environment of the entire planet.
In just a few tens of minutes, many regions around the world have undergone dramatic changes.
The once romantic city now bears no trace of romance.
The steel frame of the Eiffel Tower is covered with abnormal vines as thick as a thigh.
The vines grew at a visible rate, completely entangling the Eiffel Tower from its base to its spire.
Several French military helicopters attempted to approach the tower, but before they could get close, they were struck by spikes ejected from the vines, piercing their fuselages and crashing down amidst black smoke.
This sudden turn of events forced the Presidential Office to issue an emergency order, declaring a state of emergency nationwide.
The problem is that at this moment, Gaul cannot even muster an army.
Because all the trees around the military camp had mutated, they completely blocked the camp gate, preventing armored vehicles from getting out.
The president of Gaul looked at the mutated roses growing wildly outside his office window and turned green with rage.
However, the situation wasn't much better for its neighbor, the United States, where the sun never sets.
Hyde Park in London turned into a green hell in just one hour.
All the oak trees in the park have mutated, their roots uprooting the ground of several surrounding streets and wreaking havoc on underground pipes and subway lines.
Even more outrageous, the two rows of century-old plane trees in front of Buckingham Palace sprouted tentacle-like branches that wrapped around the royal guards who were still trying to resist.
"Help--!"
However, compared to these two places, the worst off is in Northern Europe.
Due to their location, the coniferous forests that covered most of the country tore the transportation networks of several small Nordic countries to pieces after the mutation.
The highways were overturned by roots, the railways were severed by vines, and the entire continent was divided into isolated islands amidst greenery.
Of course, life wasn't easy on the other side of the ocean either.
The tropical rainforests of South America were originally the largest green area on Earth, but after the mutation, they became a complete no-man's land.
The mutated plants began to prey on all living things, and towns on the edge of the rainforest were swallowed up within hours.
Not to mention Africa.
On the already vast grasslands, the mutated animals have directly ushered in the ultimate version of the survival of the fittest.
Mutant lion prides and mutant elephant herds fought fiercely for territory.
As for the local indigenous people...
I'm sorry, but aside from cooking, I have absolutely no ability to fight back.
It can be said that the entire planet Earth is experiencing this sudden and catastrophic change.
But there is one very exception.
That is China.
While the rest of the world was scrambling to deal with the anomaly, China's approach was completely different.
A mountainous city in Southwest China.
Because of its remote location, the order to clear the vegetation was received half a day late.
In just half a day, the bamboo forest on the hillside outside the city underwent a transformation.
The mutated bamboo grows at an absurdly fast rate; the bamboo shoots can grow to two or three meters tall in the instant they emerge from the ground, and their sharp tips pierce through several houses on the outskirts of the city.
"Report! The mutated bamboo forest is spreading towards the city! It's moving extremely fast!"
Upon receiving the report, the battalion commander stationed there ordered without hesitation, "Flame bomber team, move in!"
"Commander, the flamethrower team is deployed to the east! It'll take twenty minutes to get them here!"
"Then let's use the old-fashioned method first!"
The battalion commander slammed his fist on the table.
"Where's the excavator? Doesn't the engineering company have three excavators? Get them over there! Dig up the ground and cut it off at the root!"
Soon after the battalion commander gave the order, three excavators rumbled into the suburbs.
Upon arriving in the suburbs, three excavators began frantically digging, uprooting the mutated bamboo.
The bamboo roots that had been turned over were still wriggling, but they were quickly set on fire by the soldiers who followed behind, who poured diesel fuel on them.
Twenty minutes later, the flamethrower team arrived.
With a fierce fire, the mutated bamboo forest was forcibly pushed back.
Compared to these mountainous areas, the situation in the eastern coastal regions is much more relaxed.
Because the order was executed early, the city's green belts had already been cleaned up.
All the trees in the parks were cut down and burned, the green belts in the residential areas were dug up, and even the flower pots on the balconies were confiscated.
At first, the public didn't understand, and there was a barrage of criticism online.
"Why did you cut down such a perfectly good tree? What a spendthrift!"
"I've been growing clivia for eight years! And now I'm just harvesting it like this!"
"What's going on here?"
However, when the world undergoes a transformation.
When news reports showed images of foreign cities being devoured by mutated plants, the online sentiment instantly shifted 180 degrees.
"Thank you to the country! Thank you to the military!"
"My clivia plant did a great job! It was a fantastic find!"
"To be honest, if it hadn't been cleared away beforehand, I don't even want to think about what would have happened if that 20-year-old banyan tree in my neighborhood had mutated..."
In the command center in the capital, the old general looked at the reports sent back from various places and nodded with satisfaction.
"Except for a few mountainous cities in the southwest that were a bit slow to react, the rest of the area is basically under control," the adjutant reported.
"How's the situation in the mountains?"
"The situation is under control. Engineering and firefighting units are in place and are conducting the final clearing operations."
"it is good."
The old general stood up and walked to the window.
"Compile the latest mutation data and send it to Lin Xiaozhi via an encrypted channel."
"yes!"
……
Meanwhile, in Raccoon City.
The battlefield cleanup is still proceeding in an orderly manner.
There was no way around it; the corpses of these giant beasts were simply too numerous and too heavy.
The logistics personnel split into small teams to cut up the usable animal meat and transport it back to the base.
I've just tested it. Although the meat of these mutated beasts doesn't taste very good, it's extremely high in protein, making it a rare source of meat in the apocalypse.
On an open space to the east of the base, Lin Fan was squatting on the ground, observing with great interest the interaction between Howard and the mutated pets.
The mutated German Shepherd "Bick" lay at Howard's feet, its mouth still stained with the blood of the mutated wolf.
Its size seemed to have increased after the battle, with its shoulder height now exceeding two meters.
Howard pulled a piece of beef jerky from his pocket, and Bick snatched it up and swallowed it whole.
"Good dog!"
Howard patted Bick's head, and Bick actually rolled over, exposing his belly.
This scene is very jarring...
A ferocious beast, over two meters tall and covered in black armor, whined like a puppy, begging for its belly to be patted.
Lin Fan watched for a while, then stood up and asked Howard, "How exactly do these mutated pets maintain their loyalty?"
Howard didn't have an answer either, and after thinking for a while:
"Perhaps...because they already recognized a master before they mutated?"
"Is that really the case? I wonder if those mutated beasts we captured today can be tamed?"
"Those ones……"
Howard recalled the ferocity of those mutated beasts; if they could truly be tamed, they would be an invaluable asset to them.
But he wasn't sure about this either, so he just scratched his head.
"It's really hard to say, since wild and domesticated animals are different; they don't have a foundation of trust in humans. But we can try to gradually build a connection through food."
"You can give it a try, but it's best to consult some pet experts..."
Lin Fan nodded, and then said nothing more.
The path of taming mutant animals is worth continuing to explore.
If a mutated beast legion could be established, the improvement in combat power would be a qualitative leap.
Just then, Zhao Lei ran over again.
"Boss, the distress signal from Cheyenne Mountain has stopped."
Lin Fan glanced at him: "When did this happen?"
"Just now. The last communication was about ten minutes ago."
Zhao Lei said in a low voice, "They said the defense line had been breached and a full retreat was necessary. And then that was it."
Lin Fan remained silent for two seconds.
"Retreat? Where can they retreat to?"
Zhao Lei shook his head:
"I don't know. It's all wilderness for hundreds of kilometers around there, and the nearest human settlement is right here. If they really do escape, they'll probably head in this direction."
"Um."
Lin Fan stood up, patted the dirt off his hands,
"First, have the outer watchtowers keep watch. If any survivors from Cheyenne Mountain escape, contain them first, according to the usual procedure."
"The supplies for Cheyenne Mountain..."
"What's the rush?" Lin Fan glanced at him. "Let the bullets fly for a while."
Zhao Lei paused for a moment, then grinned.
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