To the east of the new Roman city is a steep mountainous area. The mountains here are undulating, ranging from 200 meters to 1,000 meters high, and a peak in the east is more than 1,700 meters. The peaks of the mountains are topped out, like sharp blades piercing into the sky, and from a distance, they almost meet the top of the dense radiation clouds in the sky, with an endless sense of gloom.

That mountain is known as the peak of doom.

Behind Doomsday Peak is a barren forest of ancient trees. However, unlike the primeval forests of the old era, the ancient trees here are intertwined with twisted roots, and they look like they have twisted faces on the trees. They are disorganized, turning the forest into a natural labyrinth. It's winter, and the whole forest is covered with a layer of hoarfrost, and even the low shrubs are subduing the radiant snow.

But if anyone underestimated these bushes, then it was clear that he was mistaken. In this age of evolution, both ancient trees and shrubs are no longer as harmless as they used to be. Not even a single plant or tree in this forest should be taken lightly. Some scholars believe that today's forests already have something akin to the will of the swarm. If you dig up the soil of the forest, you will find that deep in the earth, the roots of the plants are almost all connected to each other.

This state is like the online mode of the brain array, which allows the plants in the forest to share their feelings with each other, and also contributes to the emergence of the will of the group.

Therefore, the whole forest is like a giant monster. They lie dormant quietly, and at the same time, hunt quietly.

This forest is also called the Black Forest because of the black-brown color of both ancient trees and shrubs.

Behind the Black Forest are the ruins of an old city. Today, it is dilapidated, but you can still see the outline of the city. Most of the high-rise buildings have been demolished. It was either destroyed on the day of the cataclysm, or it collapsed after years of erosion by wind and snow. Many of the buildings broke their waists, exposing the complex honeycomb-like spaces in the buildings.

Occasionally, you can see some strange figures moving in the building, and the high-rise buildings have long ceased to be owned by humans, they have been occupied by some new age life.

Roads are broken and broken. They barely connect the city, but the transportation network has long since collapsed.

In the east, there is a stretch of ground that has long since collapsed, revealing the tracks of the subway below. Beneath the large expanse of rubble, a section of the subway car was exposed. The carriage closes, and through the window you can see a dead body lying inside. It was the body of a boy, the moisture of the corpse had completely disappeared, but time had frozen the look of horror on the boy's face forever.

On the other side of the city, there is a steel bridge connecting the outside world. The bridge had been broken from it, and the fractured surface showed signs of burning at high temperatures, and it was not known that it had suffered the same damage. The broken bridge has turned the city into an isolated city.

It can be said that the entire vast eastern land is basically a no-man's land, and only certain mutant beasts will haunt here.

For example, the horned eagle that is soaring over the dark forest.

The Horned Eagle is a close relative of the vulture, and looks much the same as their relatives. It's just that the horned eagle has a single horn on its head, like the sharp horn of the legendary unicorn, but now it grows on top of an eagle, which is also the origin of the horned eagle's name. The horned eagle is a mutant creature, and in order to adapt to the new era, its body is much larger than that of a vulture, with its wings spread out and up to five meters long.

Its claws are strong and powerful, and it can easily catch tons of prey, and it can tear through the bark of the toughest old tree. But its biggest weapon is actually the single horn on its head, which is actually not long, less than ten centimeters. But its roots are as thick as a child's fist, and although the top is cone-shaped, if you look closely, you will find that it is not sharp.

The tip is actually a round, convex structure made up of three pieces of bone together. This makes the horn less likely to break, while the thick roots are more conducive to exerting force. It's just that the attack method of this single horn is a bit similar to the tail needle of a wasp, and the single horn is launched through a jet organ on the forehead of the horned eagle, and the instantaneous kinetic energy is comparable to that of a sniper bullet, which can easily penetrate the armor, thus leaving fatal wounds on the prey.

The horned eagle hovered in the sky, and the whole land and forest were white after a heavy snowfall not long ago. However, the shili of the horned eagle has been numerically enhanced, and they can catch the slightest change on the ground, and no prey can escape its eyes. If there is prey, at all.

Winter is the season when food is at its poorest, and the larger mutants spend their time hibernating, eating desperately in the fall to gain weight and fat, and then burning their own fat to fight the cold winter during hibernation. I have to say that some of the instincts left over from the creatures of the old times are quite useful.

It's a pity that the horned eagle doesn't know this skill, so it can only come out to hunt when the next snow doesn't come, but this kind of action is not always rewarding. More often than not, they return empty-handed, so many horned eagles can't survive the winter. In order to reproduce, these species usually enter mating in the summer and give birth in the fall. Then, in the winter, in case they can't find food, their corpses can also become food for future generations after death.

After all, horned eagles, like vultures, are scavengers. In doing so, they ensure that their race can thrive.

After flying through most of the forest, the horned eagle finally found a corpse in the southwest corner of the forest. It was a man's body, lying on the ground with his back to the sky. It looked like it had been dead for a long time, but the horned eagle did not rush down, it swirled in the sky and observed the corpse. In this year of great evolution of life, even animals have evolved a lot of intelligence.

From the sky, this is a tall man. The body has not yet grown corpse spots, and it must have just died. Leaving a series of footprints in the snow behind him, he tried to cross the forest, but unfortunately died in the middle of the process. Next to the man was a backpack with some canned food falling out of it.

After hovering for ten minutes, the Horned Eagle was almost certain that the man was dead. Under its piercing eyes, the man's body did not move for ten minutes. No one could lie still in the radiant snow for ten minutes, except for corpses. The Horned Eagle's vast experience led it to make this judgment, and it screamed in joy, gathered its wings, and swooped down on the corpse.

However, when it was still a meter or two away from the corpse, it instinctively sensed danger. Then he saw the corpse suddenly stretch out his hand and catch it, and the horned eagle was startled and ready to fly. But an invisible energy field was born from the corpse's palm, firmly pulling it and dragging it down.

The horned eagle screamed and flapped its wings, but could not prevent itself from sinking to the ground. Eventually, it screamed in despair, bowing its head and spewing out a single horn on its forehead, hoping to get a chance to escape. However, the unicorn, which was comparable to the kinetic energy of a sniper bullet, easily held the other hand of the corpse in the palm of his hand, and then casually threw it into the snow. At this point, the corpse completely turned over, revealing a serious face.

Finally, the horned eagle fell. The man grasped its claws in one hand, flipped out a dagger in the other, and instantly pierced its belly and tore it up, the horned eagle wailed, blood and intestines flowed out of the wound, and it finally lost all strength.

Half an hour later, it plucked its wings and turned into a big turkey for the man to skewer on a branch and roast it on the fire.

Looking at the horned eagle on the fire, which was gradually roasted to a golden brown, Sine's expression was very calm. However, in the past few days, what happened to him has nothing to do with calm. Since escaping from the city of Rome, Sine has been on the run for the past few days. The man hiding in Sauron's palace followed suit, and he didn't seem to be in a hurry to kill Sine, but he always forced Sine to flee to the east.

The man was terrifying, and Sine had used all the methods he knew. But whether it was a frontal attack or a sneak attack from behind, it couldn't make this man stop for even a moment. During this escape, Sine had already eaten all the food he had brought with him, and he could only slaughter some mutant beasts on the way. At the height of the situation, he was even able to eat it raw.

But even so, because of the winter, there is less and less food. Sometimes Sine even had to dig deep into the ground to find the occasional nest of hibernating snow rabbits. A horned eagle as big as it is now is a very precious food. Sine decided to roast it and eat half of it in one go. The stored energy should be enough for him for three days.

The remaining eagle meat is then cut into strips and taken away with ice and snow preservation. As for the radiation in the snow, it was completely out of Sine's consideration. Even if he took a bite of radiant snow, it didn't matter at all to a high-level like him.

Soon, the horned eagle was cooked. The golden roast has an enticing meaty aroma. Sine tore off a piece of oily eagle meat and put it in his mouth, then crushed it with two rows of his teeth. The meat of the eagle smells fragrant, but the muscle fibers of the horned eagle are very rough, so it does not taste good. But it brings heat and nutrients, and Sine has nothing to ask for.

After all, he was now on the run, not in Rome, enjoying the treatment of a regimental leader.

As soon as he ate an eagle leg, Sine's heart moved. He let out a low sigh, and before he could even pack his things, he saw a purple-black line appear in the distance. Then the light flashed, as if it were slowing down. Sine swooped down on the ground, and the light swept past his back, one after another, and the ancient trees flew into the sky, and then disappeared into the top of a hill in the distance.

Then, countless ancient trees in the forest fell in all directions, and a rumbling sound was heard. The hill, where the light did not enter, was dislocated and sliding, turning into tons of gravel and tumbling all the way to the ground, raising a cloud of smoke mixed with stone dust and snow powder.

Sine stood up, frowned, and looked at Gaia approaching in the distance. The silver-haired man came slowly, in fact, he had maintained this pace. Not fast, not slow, but unstoppable!

When he came to Sine's side, he finally stood still, and for the first time since he had pursued Sine, Gaia had stopped. Then his eyes fell on the roast in Sine's hand, and the latter was surprised, "Would you like to have some?"

"If you don't mind. Gaia smiled.

Sine tore off an eagle's leg and threw it at him, and Gaia took it, put down his sword, sat down like a tree stump, and ate it slowly. Sine was not polite, and sat on the stone on the other side and continued to destroy the barbecue that he had not finished eating. It was a very strange scene, but no one spoke, everyone ate their own food. After eating all the eagle legs, Gaia clapped his hands, even though he was holding a greasy eagle leg just now, his fingers were still clean, as if the oil could not leave any marks on it.

Signe, on the other hand, ate with grease stains on his hands and mouth, and Gaia frowned slightly. Then I saw that Sine tore off the small half of the roast that was left from eating, and put it on the snow and rolled it in the radiant snow. The low temperature of the snow and the temperature of the barbecue itself collide, giving rise to bursts of white smoke. By the time Signe pat off the snow powder again, the roast was already quick-frozen, which would preserve its freshness for a few days.

Seeing Sine put the meat in his bag, Gaia smiled and said, "Looks like you can escape from me?"

"Why not?" asked Sine.

"Self-confidence is a good thing, but over-confidence is arrogance. Gaia stretched out a finger and said, "For the sake of the barbecue you just invited me to, I'll ask you again." ”

"It's a good idea to be my companion. ”

Sine didn't even think about it, and said lightly: "I refuse." ”

"What a stubborn guy. Gaia didn't seem to be too surprised, and he hugged the overgrown sword and said, "Well, I'll give you another discount." It is also a privilege of zuihou. I'll give you plenty of time to prepare, and if you can stop me for a minute, I'll be here for three days. For the past three days, wherever you go. ”

"You're so generous. "Sineda.

Gaia nodded and said, "This is a thank you for your barbecue, I am not used to accepting the affection of others, especially a guy who is about to die." ”

"So you won't attack Luo until I'm ready?"

"Of course. ”

Sine suddenly smiled and said, "Thank you so much." ”

He stretched out his hand, and the index finger of his right hand was wrapped in sterilized gauze. Sine removed the gauze and had a tiny wound on his finger. He squeezed the wound with his thumb and picked it open with his fingernails, and began to drip blood from the wound.

Gaia watched him with interest, only to see the blood dripping from Sine's fingers rolling to the ground and eventually scattering, instead desperately absorbing the nearby snow powder, which formed wriggling snowballs. When the snowball grows to the size of a fist, it begins to settle in its soft form, and its surface is coated with a metallic sheen. Then a row of sharp arthropods popped out from both sides, supporting the body like a spider.

An eyeball turned up in the shape of a back armor, and the surrounding area of the eyeball was covered with bloodshots, like the eyeballs of a very creature. Then a slit cracks at the front end, and as soon as the slit opens, two rows of staggered sharp teeth emerge. These little monsters opened and closed their mouths, their sharp teeth striking each other, making a metallic sound.

"What is this?" asked Gaia.

"I call them biters, and they have a piranha-like mouth structure that emits a huge bite force. And what they like most is to bite anything, and bite everything they see...... Including you. Sine said lightly.

"Oh, that's funny, let's get started. Gaia was about to reach for the hilt of his sword.

"No, it's not already. Sine stretched out his hand and said, "I'm not ready." ”

"Tsk, I can't see it, you're still a greedy guy. ”

"Greedy?" said with a smile, "I don't think so, it's just that since you've given me such a discount, wouldn't it be a pity not to take advantage of it." Of course, you can regret it if you want to. ”

"I don't have the word regret in my dictionary. It's okay, you're ready. I also want to see what kind of creature corps you, as a creator, can create?" Gaia even took two steps back to show his sincerity.

"Then you're welcome. ”

Next, some strange creatures were created at Sine's hands. His abilities are somewhat similar to Dr. Kod's Z-Matter, except that Dr. Kode's Z-Substance directly uses blood to form biological weapons, while Sine combines blood with substances in the nearby environment to form biological weapons.

His blood seemed to be able to bind to anything, and in addition to the original Biter, Sine created several biological weapons. Combined with nearby rocks, humanoid weapons resembling stone golems appear, and when combined with ancient trees, the trees shake and the branches and leaves fall off and the bark cracks. Out of it came the ancient tree guards who only raised their wooden shields.

There are even nanoweapons that are as fine as dust and number in the thousands.

Looking at the strange army of creatures in front of her, Gaia finally lost her smile. And after creating a biological weapon in Zuihou, Sine was so tired that he was panting, and his face turned a lot paler. But he smiled reluctantly and said, "Now you can start." ”

"That's great, I just don't have the patience anymore. Gaia said coldly, clenching the hilt of his sword, and then stared coldly at the army of creatures rushing towards him.

The long sword came out of its sheath, and a purple-black ray of light that spanned the sky and the earth sank into the biological legion, and immediately harvested a large area of biological weapons. But there were so many creatures that when they charged together, the entire black forest trembled. And Gaia's figure is submerged in countless creatures.

The battle ended quickly, and after 1 minute and 15 seconds, Gaia put away her sword. At his feet lay a large corpse of a biological weapon, but Sine was long gone, with only a rag torn from his clothes nailed to the ground, with the words "Remember your promise" written on it. Gaia laughed, and the scabbard was placed on the piece of cloth, which exploded to pieces.

He closed his eyes, propped himself up with his sword, and stood like a statue.

It wasn't until three days later that Gaia opened her eyes. The moment he opened his eyes, he changed from a statue to a human again, and the transformation of his breath was full of drama. It's a pity that no one saw it, otherwise it would have been regarded as a miracle.

Gaia looked around, the corpse of the biological weapon had been submerged in a cloud of radiant snow. Even his head and shoulders were covered with snow powder, and it seemed that there had been a snowfall in the past two days. The snow covered Sine's footprints, and the wind blew away his scent. But none of this mattered, Gaia could feel his presence, and no matter how long he was away or how far he went, he would always die by his sword.

With his feet poking out of the snowdrifts, Gaia began to walk forward. With each step, with a constant pace, Gaia walked towards the east side of the Black Forest.