Chapter 575: Success, Diverting Disaster Eastward, The Ultimate Experiment

The tip of the rat tail whip also transformed into a large black rat with fierce, murderous eyes.

It opened its mouth wide and swallowed the civilization shard.

With a crisp cracking sound, the invisible barrier instantly vanished.

The whip retracted, and the civilization shard was secured.

Yu Yuan didn't even have time to store it in the Rabbit Ring before he vanished from his spot with a Shadow Stride.

The moment he disappeared, the black energy had already shrouded the area.

A mental wave, clearly filled with brutality and rage, flashed through the black energy and was gone in an instant.

The entire sky was engulfed by the black energy, transforming into a massive black millstone.

A suffocating pressure enveloped the region, causing the ground to sink several meters.

Tendrils of black energy, like wandering spirits, chased after Yu Yuan's figure.

But Yu Yuan had already returned to Mie Mie.

"Mie Mie, let's go!"

As he spoke, Mie Mie had already started moving its sheep hooves, shaking its tail as it fled at full speed.

With every step it took, Hoofprint Spring manifested as a faint green light, purifying the surging black energy.

If one looked down from the sky,

they would see that

the direction Mie Mie was heading was not towards Green Forest City, but towards the direction of the Terra Continent...

Yu Yuan looked back at the black energy that was hot on their trail, a thoughtful gleam in his eyes.

A flash of insight passed through them.

He immediately opened the Virtual Light Screen—the Book of Fate.

On it appeared several intelligence cards that had been stockpiled for a long time.

He had never had the chance to use them before, but now was the perfect opportunity.

His gaze landed on one particular card—[Intelligence Card - Tactics].

—[Intelligence Card - Tactics] activated.

—Tactics [Diverting Disaster Eastward] activated, Target: Mechanical Vanguard Society, EDEN.

—Activate!

The card in his hand dissipated.

The icon for the [Diverting Disaster Eastward] tactic on the Virtual Light Screen began to flash continuously.

It had already started to take effect.

"Regardless of what this thing is or why it's here, I absolutely cannot let it get close to Green Forest City. I hope this card and the effect of Diverting Disaster Eastward can influence it!"

By the time Mie Mie was running at full speed, it had already left the range of Fuel Town, and naturally, it was far away from the flowing crude oil as well.

The black energy's pursuit stopped there, the distance between them growing.

It was obvious that the crude oil was a crucial medium for the black energy's manifestation.

Yu Yuan had originally thought that simply taking the civilization shard away would resolve the threat of the oil creature here.

But now, it seemed things weren't that simple.

Because even as he took the shard, the crude oil still hadn't changed its peculiar properties.

This indicated that the black energy was the most critical core factor for the appearance of these oil creatures.

As for this civilization shard...

Yu Yuan only knew it was very important for now; otherwise, the Oil Giant wouldn't have valued it so much.

And the black energy wouldn't have used the civilization shard as its primary vessel.

But as for the specific reasons, Yu Yuan would likely have to find the answers himself later.

It wasn't until the black energy had completely vanished behind them

that Yu Yuan had Zhi Zhi stop. He took out a worn-out wooden door, entered the motel, and hurried back to the Hunter Training Camp.

Then, he entered Dead Mine Town.

Only then did he let out a long sigh of relief.

"Should be safe from detection here, right?"

He took the civilization shard out of the Rabbit Ring and began to examine it.

This civilization shard looked almost identical to the ones Yu Yuan had opened from Civilization Treasure Chests before.

Without that black-gold glow on it, it was much more pleasing to the eye.

[Civilization Shard]

Quality: Special

Function: Can be activated to fuse this civilization shard with your world, granting a special civilization buff.

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[Detected that Player ID: Yu Yuan Shelter has obtained a 'Civilization Shard'. Would you like to consume 30 Civilization Points to fuse this Civilization Shard into the Ten Thousand Nations Pact Civilization system?]

Looking at the message that popped up on the Virtual Light Screen, Yu Yuan thought for a moment.

He temporarily declined the fusion.

Fusing other civilizations was simple; you just had to kill a player who possessed a civilization shard.

But a standalone Civilization Shard was very rare.

He decided to keep this shard for now. Based on what had happened before, he felt that the civilization shard was not simple.

Keeping one around might come in handy someday.

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Wasteland Calendar, Day 93.

Yu Yuan stood once more in the Starry Sky Observatory.

A new Celestial Phenomena Card had slowly condensed. He reached out his right hand.

The card fell into his palm, and the Book of Fate appeared as well.

The image on the card was a cosmic wormhole passage.

[Celestial Phenomena Card - Hidden Temporal Passage]

Quality: Silver

Function: Can ignore rules and directly intervene in a Civilization War. You may choose a faction to join, or become an independent faction yourself.

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"Hmm? Isn't this a function that's only available at Silver Rank?"

When Greenfield had previously formed an alliance with Yu Yuan and became a Covenant partner,

she had explained the changes that came with the Silver Rank.

Just like how advancing from Rock Rank to Bronze Rank unlocks new features,

advancing from Bronze Rank to Silver Rank also unlocks new functions.

And Covenant support was one of them.

"No, this is different from Covenant support."

Yu Yuan quickly dismissed his own idea.

He focused his attention on the function information above.

"Becoming an independent faction..."

"This seems like a card for picking up scraps! If I appeared on the battlefield at the most critical moment of a battle between two sides, wouldn't that be...?"

Yu Yuan had already simulated several scenarios for using this card in his mind.

"Great card. Now I just need to wait for the right opportunity."

Just then, a message arrived from Jiu Feng—the ultimate transformation experiment on the Bloodsucking Werewolf would begin in one hour.

Yu Yuan narrowed his eyes.

There was only one ultimate transformation experiment for the Bloodsucking Werewolf.

And that was Hogg's experiment to fuse with the Silver-glowing Blood genes.

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Johnck Zoo.

"Master, based on the second and third rounds of the Bloodsucking Werewolf experiments, I've identified all the unknown factors. The werewolf bloodline and the Silver-glowing Blood genetic code have been fully mapped, and the fusion procedure has been repeatedly simulated. The success rate is 97%."

Jiu Feng reported the situation.

Yu Yuan looked at Hogg, who was already lying inside the isolation pod, and nodded gently.

Soon, all the preparations were in place.

Miller, Jiu Feng, and Hammond were all more nervous than anyone else.

Of course, the most nervous person was actually Hogg himself.

But since he had been present for all three previous experiments and was fully aware of every step of the process,

beyond the nervousness, there was a hint of excitement.

He had always had an exceptional pursuit of power.

Otherwise, back when he was still with the Aurora Animal Assistance Association, he wouldn't have voluntarily participated in the first genetic modification experiment.

And from several different biological serums, he had chosen the Gray Wolf Genetic Modification Serum.

As long as he could become stronger, taking a few risks was worth it.

He nodded heavily at Miller and the others through the observation window,

indicating that he was ready.

Miller nodded slightly and took a deep breath.

"The ultimate transformation experiment of the Bloodsucking Werewolf will now... begin!"