Chapter 164: Undying

“Liming, where did you run off to yesterday?”

As soon as Zhou Liming returned to the cave, Wang Lei immediately asked anxiously. Yesterday, Zhou Liming just said he was leaving for a while, but he was gone for a whole day and night. Wang Lei, thinking Zhou Liming was lost in the forest, even took a few people to search everywhere, but they could not find Zhou Liming’s figure at all. Today, he had already despaired, yet Zhou Liming returned safe and sound.

Seeing Wang Lei’s excited face, Zhou Liming was somewhat touched. In the entire Settlement, perhaps only he would care about him? He said: “I got lost. Luckily, I wasn’t eaten by a Fierce Beast.”

Wang Ruijin knew Zhou Liming had returned, and just said indifferently: “It is good that you are back, it is good that you are back.” Used to life and death, he was already numb to death.

Zhou Liming returned this time actually to say goodbye. Although it seemed unnecessary, they had shown him kindness after all, and Zhou Liming could not just leave without a word. Wang Lei was shocked and said: “Why do you want to leave? There is food and shelter here, and it is very safe.” He thought for a moment, “Did my uncle blame you?”

“No, your uncle is very good. It is just that I am not suitable for this kind of life.” Zhou Liming was very calm and said: “Leizi, rest assured, we will definitely meet again in the future. Believe me.”

“But… but…” Wang Lei did not know how to persuade him to stay. It was true that there was food and shelter in the Settlement, but the conditions here were too poor. Now, everyone in the Settlement was discussing leaving here to join other settlements outside. People used to a material life had endured here for half a year and had had enough.

Zhou Liming gave Wang Lei a hug and said: “Leizi, I will repay your life-saving grace. We will always be friends.”

Wang Lei was a good person, but he did not fit in well in the Settlement, mainly because the Settlement was dominated by middle-aged people, and there were not many young people. With Wang Lei’s personality, there would be no problem here, but once he left here and entered the outside world, the cruel side would make it difficult for him to survive.

But it did not matter, was he not still here?

Zhou Liming would not let his friend be bullied. Besides, his plan was to sweep across the entire Gui Province. With him there in the future, what would Leizi have to worry about?

Zhou Liming returned in a hurry and left in a hurry. Only a few people knew he had returned and left again. In the Settlement, how many people knew there was someone named Zhou Liming? To many, Zhou Liming was just a passerby and had nothing to do with them.

Having settled a trace of concern in his heart, Zhou Liming shot into the sky after moving away from the Settlement.

Actually, Zhou Liming sometimes thought his personality was soft-hearted. There was no way, it was his nature. As long as his bottom line was not touched, Zhou Liming was very easy to talk to. But once his reverse scale was touched, Zhou Liming would instantly become a different person. Just think, when he learned the news of the Dean’s death, Zhou Liming did not hesitate to oppose the country. This alone was enough to prove that Zhou Liming’s personality was actually very fierce.

Leaving the cave Settlement, Zhou Liming did not return to the Small Town, but directly confirmed the direction and flew towards Yue B City.

Based on Zhou Liming’s understanding of Fierce Beasts, they were definitely still fighting inseparably right now.

The distance was only a thousand kilometers or so, which was exactly half an hour’s time. Zhou Liming almost flew along the coastline.

The number of Fierce Beasts on the coastline was the greatest. Here, one could see all kinds of Fierce Beasts. No wonder the country concentrated all its satellite monitoring power here. As long as they monitored here, every move of the Fierce Beasts would naturally not escape the Grand Rear. Moreover, the large number of Fierce Beasts here made it a good place to collect data.

Zhou Liming, flying at high altitude, was not worried at all about being discovered by satellites. It was very difficult for satellites to capture him moving at high speed.

After leaving Gui Province and stepping into Yue Province, Zhou Liming no longer flew close to the sea but flew along the highway, after all, the risk of exposure along the coast was somewhat high. Without a map, Zhou Liming could only judge based on direction and occasionally look at the highway road signs.

When he arrived at the Pearl River basin area, Zhou Liming felt an uncomfortable sensation in his heart.

Looking up at the sky, it seemed something was coming down from the clouds. Then, a few seconds later, a fiery red small sun appeared in the distance. Then this small sun constantly enlarged, turning into a mushroom cloud in the air. Inside, dark red flames rolled up and pressed downwards.

Even though they were extremely far apart, Zhou Liming still felt the ground starting to tremble. The airflow in the air was disrupted, forming a gust of wind that blew past…

Zhou Liming’s body, flying at high speed, suddenly stopped. His wings made a braking action. After stopping, he stared blankly at the mushroom cloud in the distance that was getting larger and larger. Zhou Liming, who knew something about Nuclear Bombs, recognized at a glance that this was a mushroom cloud formed by the use of a Nuclear Weapon. Moreover, the location… seemed to be the direction of Yue B City?

“Damn, these bastards are crazy.”

The importance of Yue B City was a miracle of economic development. But now, with a Nuclear Bomb thrown down, everything would return to the primitive. The entire city would be razed to the ground. With long-term radiation, within a hundred years, Yue B City would be a forbidden zone for life. Did no one consider this consequence?

However, a moment later, Zhou Liming revealed a bitter smile. He now knew why a Nuclear Strike was being carried out on Yue B City.

The existence of the Flame Bird and the Bullhorn Fish, or perhaps their taboo nature, presented such a good opportunity, so of course, they would take preventive measures. Not to mention them, if it were him, and he possessed a weapon that could eliminate a King-level Fierce Beast, he would also use it without hesitation. Compared to future losses, what was a mere Yue B City? All sacrifices, as long as these two Fierce Beasts were eliminated, were worth it.

Watching the spreading mushroom cloud begin to deform, the airflow brought by the shock wave finally appeared here after spanning over a hundred kilometers.

Zhou Liming’s conflicted feelings at this moment could be imagined. He originally thought he could be a fisherman and reap the benefits. But now it seemed everything had gone down the drain. This was a Nuclear Weapon, humanity’s strongest weapon. Zhou Liming did not think the two Fierce Beasts could survive. Just think of the Indian Peninsula; a single Nuclear Strike caused crustal movement. The terror of Nuclear Weapons was evident.

Zhou Liming hovered in the air. He looked at the cloud layer above his head, then suddenly dove down, hiding under trees and buildings to fly forward.

“Damn, I was really careless. Why didn’t I think of the existence of spy satellites?”

Zhou Liming was somewhat regretful. Having been in the X Squadron, he knew clearly how powerful the country’s satellite strength was, yet he actually forgot. Zhou Liming could be certain that during his chase with the Bullhorn Fish, his excessive speed stirred up giant dust clouds that exposed him. Then naturally, the country seized the opportunity and launched a Nuclear Strike directly while the two beasts were fighting.

“What do I do now?” Zhou Liming instantly lost his idea. Yue B City had experienced a Nuclear Strike. The light radiation had passed, but what about the other radiation?

Having learned the lesson from India, Zhou Liming was still very wary of nuclear radiation. Who knew if it would be like last time?

After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Liming suddenly slapped his own head and said: “The Fierce Beast Gene is not afraid of radiation. Maybe if I get radiated again, I can advance early.” Like Qiao Bingsen, he had been exposed to radiation for such a long time without any adverse reaction.

Regarding this situation, Ren Zhigang had also researched it and finally confirmed the immunity of the Fierce Beast Gene to radiation.

“The Bullhorn Fish and the Flame Bird, I don’t know if they are dead or alive.” Zhou Liming made up his mind. He had to see whether they were dead or alive. If he didn’t take a look and didn’t know the result, he would be somewhat unwilling. Moreover, he was curious whether the Nuclear Strike had any effect on a Level Six King-level Fierce Beast.

Once curiosity arose, Zhou Liming’s idea became even more firm.

Knowing that the entire Yue B City was being monitored by spy satellites, Zhou Liming certainly could not just fly over swaggeringly. His exposure did not scare him into thinking they would chase and kill him. But one must not forget, the missiles from the Grand Rear, as long as they discovered him, carried one or two Nuclear Bomb warheads. Even if he wanted to escape, he could not escape this kind of long-range strike.

He could not even withstand a Heavy Electromagnetic Cannon, let alone a Nuclear Strike.

Zhou Liming absolutely believed that the people in the rear would do such a thing. He was now the country’s number one wanted criminal, an ultra-high-risk element. The startled higher-ups, knowing his location, would surely try every means to eliminate him? And using a Nuclear Bomb to execute a long-range strike seemed to be the most effective and simplest method.

It was over a hundred kilometers. By the time Zhou Liming secretly arrived, the mushroom cloud in the sky had already dispersed. However, the sky above the entire city was shrouded in dust, forming a thick layer of gray clouds. It would take hours for this layer of gray clouds to disappear.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Liming instantly became excited and shouted: “Truly, heaven helps me.”

With this layer of gray clouds formed by dust, the spy satellites in the sky would definitely have their view blocked. They were like blind men regarding the movements in the city below, seeing nothing.

After approaching Yue B City, there was slowly falling dust everywhere. The entire explosion area was all gray and hazy. Arriving here, Zhou Liming knew that the radiation was already exceeding the standard. If he got closer, he would truly step into the Radiation Zone. The radiation inside would be hundreds or thousands of times beyond what humans could withstand.

Zhou Liming looked at this gray area, spat fiercely, and extended his sensing power into this area.

A moment later, a look of disbelief and incredulity flashed in Zhou Liming’s eyes, because within his sensing, he discovered that in this area of the Nuclear Strike, there actually existed two faint signs of life…