Chapter 2703: Ultra-High Energy Zone
The so-called ultra-high energy zones refer to zones that contain special energy species. When there are too many mutated species within a zone and their energy is immense, that zone becomes different from ordinary evolutionary zones.
In ordinary evolutionary zones, no matter how much animals and plants mutate, their changes are mostly limited to their own characteristics. For example, no matter how large a mutated animal grows or how fast it moves, its influence is confined to the animal itself. However, in ultra-high energy zones, animals or plants collectively produce a certain type of energy that can be released outside their bodies. Even without direct contact with the animal or plant, this energy can affect all people and things around it.
The mobile zone that Pu Yu and her group arrived at was an ultra-high energy zone. This zone was occupied by mutated plants, and every corner was filled with super-strong spiritual energy. This energy was released by the plants and had the greatest impact on animals. Therefore, as they traveled, they encountered very few mutated animals, especially large ones. Humans within it were constantly subjected to spiritual interference every second, which was why they had to wear specialized protective suits at all times.
The tall, burly man was named Yan Ping. He was the leader of this operation, and the bounty hunters he brought were all his companions. When they signed the contract, they only knew it was a high-energy mobile zone. After entering, they used instruments to test it, and the energy threshold had already reached the lower limit of the A-level classification, exceeding the standard for high-energy zones. The danger level was different, and it was also an extremely difficult-to-handle spiritual energy. They had already had several conflicts along the way, but because the place was too dangerous, the conflicts hadn't escalated.
Losing half of their personnel was certainly painful for Yan Ping, but they had no choice but to stay because their tickets had become invalid shortly after entering. They definitely couldn't leave. If not for the fact that their personal panels and items could still be used, they would have found a place to hide until the tickets became valid again.
The reason they could stop and rest now was that the surrounding mutated plants had calmed down. In the past two days, this was only the second time the forest had fallen silent.
So they moved and spoke very carefully, afraid of waking the mutated plants. If they triggered a forest surge, they would all be finished here.
After eating, Yan Ping discussed the next route with Pu Yu.
Pu Yu had come to find her aunt's remains, but the place they had been teleported into was far from the location she had marked. The movements of aircraft and space teleportation tools were too conspicuous, so they had to travel on foot.
The map Pu Yu held was also very simple. The place they needed to go was at least seven days away, but only two dangerous spots were marked on the entire route map. They had no idea about the conditions elsewhere.
"Are you really sure the remains are at this location?" Yan Ping wasn't asking this question for the first time. How could such a sketchy map, which could barely be called a map, accurately locate a set of remains?
Moreover, the mutated plants here were incredibly lush. Beneath the forest was still forest. If you casually pulled aside a patch of vines and looked down, dozens or even hundreds of meters deep, you would see tree trunks and roots winding like dragons, along with cascading waterfalls of grass and vegetation. To put it bluntly, even if the remains hadn't been buried underground, they would have been eaten by these plants long ago.
"You think I'm not really here to find remains, right?" Pu Yu smiled. "There's no need for me to lie when I hired you. My aunt's remains are related to my inheritance rights in the family. If I find them, I'll soar to the sky and enjoy endless wealth and glory. If I don't, I'll be kicked out and have to scrape by on the scraps others leave behind. Even if it's like fishing for a needle in the ocean, I have to give it a try."
Bounty hunters were willing to take risks for money in the first place. No one understood the predicament of being short of money better than them.
Yan Ping didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he arranged the formation for the next leg of the journey and then swapped in the three people who had been on lookout outside to rest.
Just as they finished resting and were about to set off, a huge spatial energy fluctuation suddenly appeared in the high sky. The group was startled and looked up to see two people falling down!
The air in an ultra-high energy zone was sensitive, let alone the fact that it was filled with spiritual energy released by the mutated plants, which acted like their tentacles. How could they not sense such a strong spatial power fluctuation? And these two people were falling rapidly from a high altitude, with items still in effect...
They couldn't imagine how much of a storm it would cause if they hit the ground hard. Yan Ping and his companion immediately leaped into the air without a word, ready to catch them. But unexpectedly, the kangaroo suddenly twisted around and kicked them both away with one foot each, then hugged the person beside it and agilely landed on the vines that were beginning to stir.
"Don't disturb the mutated plants!" Pu Yu immediately shouted in a low voice. She then used an instrument to catch them before letting them slowly descend to the ground.
Ignoring everything else, Pu Yu and the others stood still, tense and on guard. The ground beneath their feet was trembling, and the intertwined vines and roots, some dozens of meters thick, were sliding gently around them, as if waking from a deep slumber...
But after waiting for a while, the forest didn't undergo any greater changes, and the stirring mutated plants gradually returned to calm.
Only then did Pu Yu, Yan Ping, and the others breathe a sigh of relief and look at the two people in front of them.
A kangaroo? There was no need to say much about the kangaroo. From its behavior, it was a person, but it lacked human characteristics and was closer to an item. It wasn't uncommon to see people stored inside items, so they didn't find it strange. Moreover, merging with an item could even allow one to be unaffected by spiritual energy—an accidental stroke of luck.
But the person beside it...
"Without a protective suit, he'll die soon," Yan Ping said to the kangaroo. "This is an ultra-high energy zone, with energy classification reaching A-level. Spiritual energy interferes with space every moment. A living person will feel it within seconds of entering. If they can't withstand it, they could even die on the spot from brain death."
Xu Huo was unconscious. His mechanical suit had been destroyed by the Box Carrier when they left the Clown City. Yan Jiayu was still stored inside the item and couldn't immediately produce a protective suit.
"If you have a spare one, could you lend me a set?" Yan Jiayu had lost the ability to move the moment she saw the Box Carrier, but she had still witnessed the confrontation between Xu Huo and the Box Carrier.
In the end, when the mental personality couldn't fully block the damage, the Water Cube had emerged from his back for an instant before bouncing back into his body. She didn't have space evolution, but she could feel the fluctuation of spatial power. She wasn't sure what the force that pierced Xu Huo's heart was, but she felt that Xu Huo's unconsciousness wasn't due to the severity of the injury caused by the Box Carrier, but rather that faint, elusive energy.
With no experience in this area, Yan Jiayu didn't dare to rashly try to wake Xu Huo. She could only focus on protection first.
Pu Yu glanced at the person lying on the ground and said, "First, carry him into the location item."