Chapter 113: Zero Harvest

Actually, many times, Zhou Liming also wanted to see exactly how fast his flying speed was.

Until now, Zhou Liming still could not figure out the Fierce Beast Gene on his body; it was like an unsolved mystery, and perhaps no one would ever be able to unravel it for Zhou Liming. But one thing was certain: he definitely belonged to the Flight Type of Fierce Beasts; otherwise, it would be impossible for him to possess a pair of wings.

Looking down at Xiang A City below from the sky, one could only see occasional sparks of fire, flashing by in an instant. The sleepless city had long since disappeared. Due to the implementation of nighttime light control, if one wanted to see countless neon lights lighting up at night, they would have to go to the cities in the rear; here, there was no way to see them.

But with Zhou Liming’s eyesight, the darkness was not much different from the day; it was just a bit hazier than during the day.

His wings flapped gently, holding Zhou Liming suspended in mid-air. From here, he could see the entire Xiang A City and also take in the surrounding villages and Small Towns at a glance. To the east was a huge Frontline, with densely packed military camps on the edge, and soldiers could be seen patrolling.

Probably the only light was from the laser lights that appeared on the Frontline from time to time.

The night breeze blew past, very gentle and very cool, giving Zhou Liming a very comfortable feeling. The feeling of being able to fly was really good.

Since he wanted to test his speed, this empty night sky was naturally the best place. After just glancing at the night scenery that could hardly be called night scenery, Zhou Liming did not hesitate; the thought rose in his mind, and his wings suddenly flapped at an ultra-high frequency. The terrifying frequency caused the airflow to form a distorted vortex, and then Zhou Liming turned into an afterimage.

Without a speedometer, Zhou Liming did not know what his starting speed was, but he could feel that it was shockingly fast.

At this terrifying speed, the scenery below became blurred, finally merging into one side, hazy and looking like particles. Zhou Liming, who had studied physics, still understood why this was; it was because the speed had reached a realm where the eyes lost their resolving power.

The towns below were thrown behind him in the blink of an eye. The dark, towering Xiang A City disappeared on the horizon before Zhou Liming even had a thought. One could imagine just how fast his flying speed was at this moment.

The exhilarating flight made Zhou Liming unable to hold back a cheer; after just playing around for a bit, he was able to fly freely in the air with ease. Up and down, especially after his eyes adapted to this flying speed, Zhou Liming was like a naughty child. He would suddenly dive to the ground, flying at high speed through some trees, sometimes skimming through the streets of a Small Town, and then quickly rushing up into the sky.

The radar on the Frontline only captured Zhou Liming’s information for a moment before it flashed and disappeared, making the radar operator think he was seeing things.

Many Fierce Beasts could also detect Zhou Liming’s aura, but Zhou Liming’s speed was too fast. By the time they reacted, they only felt a gust of air sweep past, and Zhou Liming had already flown past them. What he left them was just a back view disappearing in an instant.

In the mountains, in the fields, and in the cities… waves of roars from Fierce Beasts came; without exception, after discovering Zhou Liming, they used this way to indicate their presence. Because Zhou Liming had just invaded their territory, they wanted to use roars to prove their existence and the ownership of the territory. But more than that, it was a resistant response to the terrifying aura that had just frightened them.

This kind of instinctive flying was like a fish returning to the water, unspeakably flexible, allowing Zhou Liming to perform countless difficult and dangerous moves. For example, flying through trees that only allowed one or two people to pass at a speed faster than an airplane’s cruising speed, or skimming under a bridge in a river…

“Yeehaw… Oh…”

Zhou Liming shouted with exhilaration. In the air, he was like an artillery shell being fired. He retracted his wings and then his whole body spun during the flight. Just as the inertia of the flight was about to disappear, he suddenly spread his wings again. With a flap, he accelerated once more.

Zhou Liming, who was playing crazily, was flying completely without a destination.

After playing for maybe more than half an hour, or an hour, Zhou Liming’s sense of novelty finally passed. He hovered over a city, looking down at the city below. He still did not know how far he had flown or where he had flown to. But this was not what Zhou Liming cared about; with his speed, returning to Xiang A City was fast and simple.

The city below was pitch black, and Zhou Liming could not determine which city on the mainland it was.

Since the division of the Fierce Beast occupation areas, the country had cut off the power supply to these areas. When the Fierce Beasts first landed, even if the cities were occupied by Fierce Beasts, the power supply was still normal. So when night came, the street lights would turn on, and the neon lights on many high-rise buildings would flash. Sadly, these could no longer be seen now.

The city below was not entirely silent; occasionally, heart-pounding roars of Fierce Beasts could be heard, and some lights could be seen appearing in the darkness from time to time.

The characteristics of many Fierce Beasts allowed them to emit light at night. For example, the fur of some Fierce Beasts could glow in the dark, represented naturally by the Green Flame Wolf and the Red Flame Wolf. There were also some with eyes that looked like lanterns in the dark, like the Electric Spirit Beast; the light emitted by the arcs of electricity on their tails was definitely comparable to a hundred-watt light bulb.

Zhou Liming descended vertically and then stood on a building of thirty or forty stories. While observing, he also confirmed the name of this city.

“How did I fly to the north?” The name of the city made Zhou Liming’s jaw drop. In his impression, this second-tier city was at least 1,300 to 1,400 kilometers away from Xiang A City. In other words, he had actually flown 1,300 to 1,400 kilometers in less than an hour? Perhaps even more than this number; don’t forget that Zhou Liming had flown here by darting east and west while playing.

Earlier, Zhou Liming thought he was flying east, but who knew that he played so wildly that he deviated from the direction without knowing it, and unknowingly ran to the north.

The night in the north was cool and breezy, but it had almost no effect on Zhou Liming. Standing on the top of the building, relying on his eyesight which was not affected even in the darkness, he observed the surroundings and found no traces of Fierce Beast activity. Then he jumped directly from the building. When he was about to fall to the ground, he spread his wings and, using the buffer, landed on the street without a sound.

This should be the central area of the city. The streets were likewise littered with messy trash, but the shops were all closed one by one. Even some shopping malls were guarded by iron padlocks. After finding several gold shops, they were also locked tight. Without using force, it was impossible to open them.

Zhou Liming was baffled: “No way, while fleeing, they actually unhurriedly tidied up and then locked the doors?”

But having come here, he could not return empty-handed, so Zhou Liming walked in front of a gold shop, reached out to grab the padlock, and then twisted it hard, forcefully breaking the lock head, and then pushed the shop door open.

After seeing the situation inside, Zhou Liming was dumbfounded.

It was empty inside. Forget the imagined gold and silver treasures, there was not even a single valuable thing. Under the glass counters, it was completely white. He did not know which goddamn person had even torn away the red cloth lining. In short, inside the whole gold shop, you could not find gold or anything like that, not even a gram.

“What is going on here? Did someone loot the entire city? But this is too neat; it doesn’t look like it’s been looted.”

Zhou Liming’s tangled mood could be imagined. Unwilling to give up, he left this gold shop and then twisted open the doors of several other shops, but the situation was the same. If it had really been looted, Zhou Liming would have accepted the neatness inside, but it wasn’t like the outside shop doors were also intact and locked, right? It definitely wasn’t looting; it looked more like people had packed up their things properly and left.

After kicking open a few other shop doors, to Zhou Liming’s surprise, these items were placed there intact, and some expensive ones were even specially packed and placed in corners.

At this point, Zhou Liming finally realized what was happening. He slapped his head hard and smiled bitterly.

It could be seen that this city was only close to the coastal area and did not suffer the impact of the Fierce Beasts in the first wave, which gave the whole city enough time to evacuate. Upon receiving the order, the citizens naturally had time to pack up their properties. As for the importance of gold, their owners naturally wanted to take it away. But for those clothing stores, they were just simply sealed up by their owners and not taken away.

The idea of these evacuees was very simple: if they could return in the future, they could open for business as usual.

Understanding this point, Zhou Liming knew that the chance of making a fortune in this city was not very high. Some financial institutions might have some money, but what was the use of money? It was far less valuable than gold. But for precious things like gold, people took it all with them when they evacuated; it was impossible to leave any for Zhou Liming to scavenge.

As for some antiques, calligraphy, and paintings, Zhou Liming had absolutely no research on them. If he really came across them, he might not even know how much they were worth.

Compared to gold, antiques and calligraphy were now trash. A painting that used to auction for millions might not even fetch a million now with rising prices, and no one would want it. It could be imagined that the more chaotic the world became, the less valuable antiques were; only food and gold were what people were crazy for.

Once he figured this out, Zhou Liming did not hesitate to shoot into the sky and then leave the city.

Since there was no harvest in this city with an orderly evacuation, Zhou Liming naturally turned his eyes to the real coastal cities. These cities suffered the impact at the time and had no time to transfer their properties. Like Zhe B City, gold, jewelry, diamond necklaces, and so on were still lying quietly in the major jewelry malls.

If he swept through all the coastal cities…

Zhou Liming did not dare to imagine; at that time, it wouldn’t be calculated by grams, nor by kilograms, but probably by tons, right?