Volume 1, Chapter 49: As expected of the authorities, playing a trump card right out of the gate!

Those missiles, which carried so many hopes, melted into molten iron the moment they neared the giant flaming bird.
Then came the feeding time for the birds...
The residents who had been cheering just moments before fell into a collective silence.
They watched helplessly as fighter jets dragged trails of black smoke and plummeted from the sky.
Is this really the kind of power carbon-based lifeforms should possess?
Lin Feng felt his scalp tingle, his vigilance rising even higher.
Watching the receding flock of birds, he pulled a large handful of supernatural fruits out of his super warehouse.
The mutated animals in the city are already this powerful.
Just how strong must the monsters in those deep mountains and ancient forests be, having consumed even more fruits?
Lin Feng felt an urgent desire to increase his strength; being truly strong oneself is the only real security!
It seemed that his desserts before and after meals from now on would have to be exclusively supernatural fruits.

[Dominator upgraded to LV4, physical fitness comprehensively enhanced, sense of smell and vision become sharper!]
[Flash upgraded to LV3, teleportation range increased to 50 meters!]

A few hours later, the two ability upgrades eased Lin Feng's tense nerves.
With a flash, he arrived at the staircase on the 22nd floor.
He stepped out with his right foot and entered the white mist.
Originally, his vision could only pierce through 5 meters; now it had doubled, allowing him to see about 10 meters ahead.
The enhancement of his sense of smell allowed him to perceive more scents.
However, most of them were foul stenches!
...
Seeing Lin Feng leave, Zhang Xueqi instantly lost her composure.
The apocalypse was indeed not going to end that easily.
Li Bing was also somewhat panicked and dared not step out onto the balcony.
She was extremely grateful that she hadn't acted too arrogant just now.
If she were kicked out by Lin Feng again, she would probably never be able to come back.
With such dangerous mutated animals outside, she wouldn't even know how she died.
The three of them sat on the sofa, quietly waiting for the man to return home...
It was now evening, and Lin Feng stood by the window looking outside.
[Destiny] was able to probe the situation within the white mist.
Although the drones had been completely wiped out, the sprayed reagent was indeed playing a role.
The exterior walls, which had previously been crawling with mutated ivy, had turned withered and yellow.
The large trees outside were left with only their trunks, their leaves withered, and even the mutated fruits were no longer visible.
However, this did not mean the reagent was permanently effective.
Lin Feng arrived at the lobby of Residential Building Block A.
Outside was a scene of withered yellow, but inside remained vibrant with green.
"As expected, there are omissions..."

Even more alarming to him were the plant root systems underground.
Not only had they not lost their vitality, but they had also become even stronger.
After detecting this information, Lin Feng could already confirm one thing.
When these reagents were researched, the mutated plants were not yet this strong.
Perhaps the effect was fantastic back then, but now the lethality was simply insufficient.
Leaving the lobby and stepping into the white mist, besides the withered mutated plants, there were numerous animal corpses.
Cockroaches larger than dogs, rats two meters long, and moldy ants scattered everywhere.
"So smelly!"
Lin Feng once again felt that having too sensitive a nose was not a good thing.
Microorganisms and bacteria had not been eradicated, and the corpses were rotting rapidly, emitting wave after wave of foul stench.
Suddenly, his body shuddered, and he looked vigilantly toward the residential area's fountain pool.
The giant white snake that had once attacked him was coiled at the bottom of the pool, its massive body almost filling the entire basin.
Unlike other mutated creatures, this fellow's vitality remained vigorous.
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes, noticing that the giant snake was constantly writhing its body.
It was probably using the flowing pool water to wash away the reagent on its body.
At this moment, a group of bold residents could no longer suppress their excitement and had left the residential buildings.
They were going out to search for food and daily necessities.
"As expected of the authorities, whenever they make a move, it's an ultimate weapon."
"It's practically like weedkiller mixed with insecticide, the effect is top-notch!"
"These damned animals and plants are finally dead."
"Hurry to Wanda Mall, if we go late, not even a hair will be left!"
"This damn fog is way too thick, which way is the mall?"
More and more people left the residential buildings, full of joy, heading toward supermarkets and convenience stores.
Lin Feng noticed that many people walked right past the pool, but the fog was too thick and the giant snake was at the bottom of the pool, so no one could see it at all.
Strangely enough, this monster seemed to be asleep, its eyes tightly closed, and it did not attack the people passing by.
With the upgrade of [Dominator], he now had the ability to fight the giant snake.
However, getting injured in the apocalypse was tantamount to suicide.
Lin Feng turned and walked toward Wanda Mall.
Although he had emptied the supermarket last time, the shops on the pedestrian street hadn't been scavenged yet, which would also be a good way to observe the actual effectiveness of the reagent.
Along the way, he sensed a large number of residents rushing toward the mall.
A few shrill screams suddenly pierced through the dense fog.
Several unlucky souls ran close to plants that had not yet withered, only to be scratched and poisoned to death on the spot.
A venomous snake then darted out from the nearby bushes and dragged the body away.
This frightened the surrounding people into shrieking, and no one dared to approach any green plants ever again.
In a rental apartment near the Shengshi Jiangnan residential area.
Wang Xiaohu was unusually not playing video games; instead, he was pressed against the window, constantly peering outside.

"Sis! The vines on the wall have all withered and died! There are so many people running outside in the hallway!"
Wang Xiaoli curled up on the bed, her face as pale as paper.
Over the past two days, she had survived on just a few mouthfuls of dog food, and she was so weak she couldn't even stand steadily.
Hearing her younger brother's words, she struggled to prop herself up, a sickly flush appearing on her sallow face.
"Let's hurry to Wanda Mall to buy food."
At noon, Wang Xiaoli had still intended to swallow her pride and beg Lin Feng to spare some food.
However, the appearance of the official broadcast made her change her mind immediately.
As long as she could go to the supermarket and buy food, she could hold out until official rescue arrived.
The broadcast had clearly stated that aid would arrive soon.
Wang Xiaoli secretly resolved in her heart that even if Lin Feng knelt before her in the future, kowtowing and begging to add her on WeChat, she would ruthlessly reject him!
That bastard actually dared to block her!
Because Wang Xiaohu had hidden two small packs of dog food, both his mental state and physical strength were much better than Wang Xiaoli's.
He was very anxious now, terrified that if he went too late, there would be no food left.
"Sis, the rescue team might have arrived already, I have to go right now!"
Wang Xiaoli nodded and managed to drag herself off the bed.
Yet after walking just a few steps, she became dizzy, trembling all over, with weak and soft legs.
She knew that if she didn't eat something soon, she would really starve to death.
"I, I'll go with you!"
Wang Xiaoli clenched her teeth fiercely, forcing herself to take a couple of steps.
Wang Xiaohu actually didn't want to drag along this burden.
If they went late, probably nothing would be left.
But then he thought of the bloody scenes he had seen on videos these past few days.
Even though the mutated animals and plants were gone, supernatural beings and vicious thugs were still around.
Taking Wang Xiaoli along wasn't entirely out of the question; if they encountered danger, she could be used as a human shield.
Since his sister loved him so much, surely she wouldn't hold it against him.
"Then let's go, we need to get there quickly."
When the two reached downstairs, they found the plants withered and yellow, with mutated animal carcasses everywhere.
However, the white mist remained, and visibility was still poor.
In some places, patches of green lingered—areas the reagent had failed to cover.
Wang Xiaohu half-dragged and half-pulled his sister, moving forward with great difficulty.
Even though the distance was only a little over five hundred meters, the two of them walked for nearly an hour.
He shook with anger and stamped his feet repeatedly.
"Sis! Can you walk faster? If we're late, we won't even be able to pick up empty packaging bags!"