My Monster Fuses Everything

Chapter 552: Chapter 375: Current Situation of the East Sea Base_2
 

If there had been more options, as a traditional soldier, he definitely would not have chosen genetic modification as the first option.

Liu Rulong smiled and said, “We are constructing the Star Torch Trees in Fumen City and Jiankang City. If successful, the defense strength will greatly increase, easing the defensive pressure significantly.”

Zhu Xiong and the others fell silent. The East Sea City Base was not too far from them, and after the attack on Mingshan City, they were already close to Dongyuan Province.

It was only a few cities away from East Sea City.

But even this distance of a few hundred kilometers meant that the frontline East Sea City Base had to withstand such severe monster attacks, one could only imagine the sacrifices they had made.

“We’re here.”

Several SUVs stopped in front of the command courtyard, which was a large courtyard with high walls. The area inside was vast, but none of the several buildings were tall, each quite hidden. If it were before the apocalypse, the trees wouldn’t have died, perhaps all would be obscured by the trees.

This was originally a military base of the East Sea City, which Liu Rulong had turned into a command center after the apocalypse.

After everyone got out of the vehicles, the three Breeding Armor generals who followed were also allowed into the courtyard.

“The rooms are already prepared. Captain Zhu can rest a bit…”

“General Liu, I’ll go find Scholar Shen Wenxing directly. Time is life, and I want to see the progress of the Sea God Gene project and help as much as possible.”

Liu Rulong hadn’t finished speaking when Bai Shan interrupted him.

In fact, after Bai Shan learned about the current situation at the East Sea Base, he also felt he should do something.

Liu Rulong was taken aback, a grateful expression flashing across his face, and he said, “The research center is on the east side of the courtyard. I’ll have someone take you there, but you might as well check out the room first, then head over.”

“Hmm… alright.”

Liu Rulong looked at Zhu Xiong and others and asked, “Captain Zhu, would you like to look around first, or?”

“Just go straight to the room, but we want to first read the detailed data on the Sea Beasts and the Vine Demon, knowing the enemy as well as ourselves.”

“Let me introduce it to Captain Zhu,”

Zhou Xichao’s voice sounded, and he said to Zhu Xiong and the others, “I am in charge of defending the area around Jiankang City. I deal with the Vine Demon quite frequently, so I can explain more clearly.”

Liu Rulong thought for a moment, then nodded and said, “That’s fine, Xichao, take Captain Zhu and the others to rest, and talk about the main monsters around here.”

Liu Rulong made arrangements for Zhu Xiong and the others, but he himself could not accompany them at all times, as there were too many matters at the East Sea Base that required his attention.

Also, in order to proceed with the next phase of the Sea God Gene project, Liu Rulong needed to further check his physical condition and make early adjustments to ensure the success rate.

Therefore, he indeed did not have much time for accompanying, and his personality would not allow himself to do so.

Zhou Xichao led Zhu Xiong and the others to their accommodations, allowed them a brief rest, then led them to a small conference room.

The conference room was only the size of a single room, just over forty square meters, with simply placed chairs and no large round table. At the very front of the room, there was a display screen.

“These are some basic data on the Vine Demon and Sea Beasts. Both species are numerous, especially the Sea Beasts, including fish, mollusks, arthropods… a variety of mutated organisms have created a large number of groups. We haven’t been able to fully cover all the data yet. As for the Vine Demon, we only grasp what they’ve revealed.”

Zhou Xichao, while speaking, handed out a stack of paper materials to Zhu Xiong and the two others. It was a thick pile.

Zhao Yaqian flipped through a few pages and then said, “There are creatures like Fishmen among the sea beasts?”

“In fact, it’s primarily the Fishmen. They are the most troublesome,” Zhou Xichao replied with a serious look.

His voice deepening, Zhou Xichao continued, “The evolution of sea beasts is mostly based on their animal forms. Powerful creatures are plentiful and capable of landing to fight. However, their combat strength is diminished out of water.”

“Fishmen can engage in amphibious combat? Are they creatures of the Great Blood Sea alien race or born from the ocean?”

Ye Kailing observed the materials. The ferocious images of the Fishmen were clear, showing their sharp fangs, cheek gills, webbed fingers, and razor-sharp claws.

“Amphibious combat is their forte. Their battle capabilities are even stronger in the water, and they can even control waterflows to some extent, though there is variation in their abilities. Genetic testing has confirmed these Fishmen are the result of mutations and evolution of Earth’s organisms,” Zhou Xichao explained.

Zhou Xichao then activated the display screen, which also contained information on Fishmen: “Currently, there are hundreds of thousands of Fishmen accounted for, and we’ve engaged in battles with over a hundred thousand of them. We suspect there are high-order individuals like Fishmen matriarchs in the deep sea, which account for these numbers, though we have yet to discover their existence.”

“Troublesome, even more so than the monster fish we discovered at Shanhu Villa back then.”

Zhu Xiong couldn’t help but recall the monster fish incident at the Shanhu Villa District. The fish monster had evolved briefly but had already developed strong reproductive capabilities, with dozens of fish monster eggs attached to the rocks at the bottom of the lake.

If left to continue reproducing and evolving, it might actually give rise to a massive population.

Now, the ocean serves as a natural refuge, and nobody knows what kind of monsters are hidden in its unfathomable depths.

“The most powerful Fishmen discovered so far are Fourth-order Intermediate, battle-type Fishmen capable of controlling waterflows. Three or four Fourth-order Fishmen acting together can cause a tsunami that floods a town. In fact, this is the most common and dangerous method used by sea beasts when attacking land,” Zhou Xichao revealed.

“Are you saying they often use tsunamis?”

“Exactly. High Order Sea Beasts have a strong ability to manipulate or influence seawater. Under normal circumstances, a simple sea beast attack cannot advance rapidly. We have enough firepower to suppress the creatures.”

Zhou Xichao’s voice grew lower. “At first, we even managed to secure the Fumen Aircraft Carrier without loss. It completely suppressed the sea beasts appearing in the area and docked smoothly at Sheshui City’s port, recovering Sheshui City.”

Zhu Xiong and the others didn’t respond, simply listening silently. They knew something terrible must have happened.

As expected, Zhou Xichao’s next words provided them the answer.

“High Order Sea Beasts evolved their intelligence quickly and learned to exploit their advantages. Three Fourth Order Sea Beasts acted together to control the waterflows, raising waves tens of meters high that flooded the port and surged into Sheshui City. Our numerous fortifications failed, and the sea beasts overran the city amidst the chaos, slaughtering wildly.”

He sighed, his eyes reflecting sorrow as he continued, “We lost many people. We even had to resort to nuclear weapons to deal with the Fourth Order Sea Beasts back then, but the cost was that Sheshui City turned into an ocean.”

Sheshui City was submerged not because of the nuclear attack but because when the seawater rushed into the city, numerous sea beasts entered, wielding their waterflow control abilities to continuously reshape the terrain and geology, trapping the water there, ensuring it would not recede.

While it didn’t turn Sheshui City into a complete underwater city, the flooding of most of the city was unavoidable.

Step by step, the sea beasts invaded the land, overtaking cities and seizing space for survival, plundering more flesh and blood.

“Capture the king first.”

Zhu Xiong’s eyes flickered, and Zhou Xichao nodded, saying, “Yes, to counter the invasion of the sea beasts, conventional weapons are useless against tsunamis, so we must first deal with the high-order sea beasts to maintain a battlefield advantage. This is also why our general initiated the Sea God Gene project.”

“And the Vine Demon?”