Chapter 145: The Limit of Tier 3 Life Evolution (Part 2)

Although human bodies are currently frail, once Evolvers reproduce, their offspring will possess strong physiques from birth. Nourished by astral energy, these children will be better suited for combat, boasting boundless potential for the future.

At this thought, Qin Hao suddenly realized something.

"Build—build elementary schools to teach combat knowledge and the rules of the apocalyptic era. Graduation will be set at age twelve, though the age limit can be relaxed for the first batch, who will study for just a month or two."

"Furthermore, starting now, women who become pregnant and give birth will receive independent food subsidies. Children under the age of four will be granted the same treatment. As humanity continues to perish, we desperately need fresh blood."

Children born from this moment onward would naturally develop into a new generation of fighting force within a decade, and it would be a universal combat force at that.

Every youth would know how to fight, and they would make a living by it.

Zihui was deeply shocked by Qin Hao's decisions, while at the same time developing an even greater admiration for this man, feeling certain that her judgment of him was correct.

Qin Hao was a true hero.

"Understood. There is also this matter..." Zihui continued to brief him.

By the time they reached the edge of the spatial stabilization device, Zihui had managed to finish outlining the matters, and the two parted ways.

Zihui returned to the base and sought out Yuan Xingcan, instructing him to synthesize characters using metal.

Thus, Yuan Xingcan forged the three large characters: "Dome Gate." The Dome Base was officially renamed. Every single hero from the former Modu joined the Dome Gate, even Bai Zhiyi, who had established the new Dubai Base.

Not to mention the countless other Evolvers.

Regarding this, Li Lan felt somewhat helpless.

"Qin Hao has exerted such immense effort to build this base; why can't we operate as an official organization? It drains Qin Hao physically and mentally, yet what is the benefit?"

Zihui replied, "The advantage of this is that our Dome will remain united forever. Besides, Qin Hao stated that we will still collect residency fees, and on this matter, no one else can replace the Dome."

Only then did Li Lan let out a sigh of relief.

This was the very point she cared about.

Residency fees, rent, and protection fees all amounted to the same thing.

Moreover, there were already 200,000 survivors within the base. If they collected five astral energy diamonds from each person, that would amount to a million a day—a profit margin no one could refuse.

In truth, Qin Hao was exceptionally shrewd. Rather than shouldering the burden of responsibility, he chose to cast it off entirely, yet he would still collect fees. After all, without a financial incentive, some survivors might simply idle away their days and wait for death.

What they needed now was a labor force, people who would actively participate in combat.

Meanwhile.

Qin Hao led the group out of the gray zone. At this point, they were not the only ones setting out; many other teams had already departed, some even earlier than them.

Areas closer to the gray zone were already being rigged with traps.

Sharp blades began to appear on the ground, and in some places, numerous oil drums were placed, ready to be ignited at a moment's notice.

Traps were established all along the perimeter of the Huashan region.

These people figured that if they could not defeat the threat, they could retreat back to the Hero Base, believing that someone out there would be able to handle it.

Quite a few people shared this mindset. Consequently, Qin Hao walked a bit further, reaching the designated spot where it was already too late to set up any traps.

"Once the spatial black holes appear, all of you retreat."

"This..."

A single spatial black hole was obviously vastly different from six hundred spatial black holes. The monsters pouring out would flood the mountains. If Qin Hao failed to hold the line, they could at least have provided some assistance from the sidelines, but they had not expected him to shoulder the defense entirely alone.

This was completely different from the spatial creatures that emerged yesterday.

"Mr. Qin, I'll be right over there on the hillside. If you need help, just shout."

"Mr. Qin, let's wait here for a moment!"

The crowd expressed their intentions one after another, partly to curry favor with Qin Hao, whose strength firmly secured him the top spot, and partly because they wanted to witness his true capabilities firsthand.

Just as these thoughts crossed their minds, black dots suddenly appeared overhead, rapidly expanding until each reached five meters in diameter. In an instant, the sky grew pitch black.

"Run!"

A chill ran down everyone's spines, especially upon sensing the aura of Tier 3 hunting creatures emanating from the spatial black holes—an aura utterly beyond the capacity of the five hundred Tier 2 Evolvers present to withstand.

Those who had initially planned to stay behind to demonstrate their loyalty no longer dared to hesitate and fled in all directions.

Moments later, creatures began to drop from the spatial black holes.

From five hundred of the spatial black holes, giant tortoises crawled out.

These giant tortoises possessed massive bodies and hard shells, making them extremely difficult to kill, which was why many had considered using fire attacks.

Qin Hao, however, had no need for such tedious methods.

Unleashing the Four Symbols Chaos Force, the shells of these giant tortoises dissolved and vanished the moment they came into contact with the gray energy. Without the protection of their shells, the bodies of the giant tortoises were exceptionally fragile.

Besides, if the Chaos Force could sweep away even tortoise shells, how could it fail to deal with the creatures themselves?

In the blink of an eye, all five hundred giant tortoises were dead. More giant tortoises continued to pour from the spatial black holes in the sky, trampling over the corpses of their companions only to meet the same fate.

Gradually, a mountain of tortoise shells formed in the area. Even the colorful octopuses dropping from the spatial rifts could only crawl down to attack Qin Hao, only to be reduced to fragmented flesh before they even reached him.

Among these monsters were also Tier 2 giant crabs and frog-men, for hunting creatures were capable of growth as well.

Aside from the colorful octopuses, the Tier 3 creatures also included terrifying monsters such as scaled serpents and mermaids.

A Tier 3 scaled serpent slithered down the mountain of tortoise shells, the scales across its entire body bristling. A collision with any human would instantly reduce them to a bloody pulp.

This scaled serpent was much larger than a serpent demon. The planet of the Kaya civilization was dominated by oceans, fostering massive lifeforms, and every single scaled serpent was a full ten meters long and as thick as a water vat.

Coiling as it approached Qin Hao, the scaled serpent seemed intent on wrapping around him and crushing him to death.

Before the creature could get close, Qin Hao's Chaos Force sliced it apart.

"La-la-la-la-la!"

A unique sound rang out, imbued with astral energy and mental power. Wherever it passed, ripples seemed to stir, lulling anyone who heard it into a trance.

Evolvers two hundred meters away from the battlefield listened to the sound with infatuation, and several Tier 2 Evolvers unconsciously began walking forward, eager to draw closer to the source.

"What are you doing? Snap out of it!"

A Tier 3 Evolver shouted, rushing forward to grab his acquaintances, only to find that their physical strength was astonishingly great as they forced their way forward, completely disregarding their own bodies.

At that exact moment, the head of the mermaid was pierced by the Chaos Force.

The singing stopped. The Tier 2 Evolvers snapped out of it with a start, followed by a surge of terror in their hearts.

"What was that thing? I couldn't control myself just now."

"Fall back, everyone fall back."

"That was a mermaid, one of the most powerful Tier 3 hunting creatures of the Kaya civilization. It seems they possess sonic attacks that Tier 2 Evolvers simply cannot withstand."

A cold shudder ran down everyone's spine.