Chapter 95: Evolution
Su Hao locked onto five ordinary individuals within the same vicinity. He wanted to see how these people would fare.
Perhaps he wouldn't find the answers tonight, but he would keep tracking them until he got the results.
Su Hao followed a tall man to a place overgrown with weeds. This man devoured a large amount of flesh and blood from the black-clothed individuals, making him an excellent subject for observation.
The man found a shallow pit, lay down inside it, and covered himself with the weeds. At first glance, no one would have expected that there was a person hidden here!
Su Hao gave full marks to this hiding skill!
The weeds obstructed Su Hao's vision, making it difficult to see clearly. However, it didn't matter. He was patient and used his radar to monitor the changes in the man's blood flow at any time.
An hour later, the tall man's blood flow began to change dramatically, reaching a dangerous level of consumption before barely stabilizing and gradually recovering.
At the same time, there was a faint trembling and suppressed cries of pain coming from the concealed spot in the weeds.
It seemed that the tall man was enduring great suffering.
Su Hao stomped his foot from a distance, his eyes fixed on that patch of weeds. He knew that soon he would get the answers he desired.
Finally, the weed pile returned to tranquility.
After the ordinary person regained some strength, he slowly pushed aside the weeds and climbed out.
And at that moment, Su Hao noticed something unusual.
The ordinary person's figure seemed somewhat elusive, giving off a faint resemblance to a black-clothed individual!
Although very weak and unable to fully control his body, he indeed had the elusive aura of a black-clothed individual, like a nocturnal ghost.
A lightning bolt of realization struck Su Hao's mind, and he seemed to understand something.
He immediately turned and left to observe the other ordinary individuals who had consumed flesh and blood. He needed to confirm once again. It was almost time for their metamorphosis to be complete.
All of them were within the range of his radar!
Su Hao arrived next to a woman who had consumed flesh and blood from a mantis person and quietly observed her changes.
Meanwhile, the tall and slender woman in front happened to leave her hiding place and quietly made her way home.
As she walked, her nails suddenly extended and became sharp. Her ears would grow larger and then smaller, and suddenly, her body would be covered in white fur, only to disappear shortly after...
Su Hao squinted his eyes. Indeed, it was true. This tall and slender woman had gained the transformative ability similar to that of a mantis person after consuming their flesh and blood!
Su Hao quickly moved away again to observe the other ordinary individuals. To his surprise, he discovered that not everyone who consumed flesh and blood gained corresponding abilities.
Among the five people he observed, two failed to endure the process and died directly, gradually losing their blood flow response.
Su Hao pondered for a moment and gradually withdrew, returning to his hidden spot that he had set up. It was still far from dawn, so he could get a good night's sleep.
The information he obtained tonight was already sufficient, and he didn't rush to take any actions. Similar incidents happened almost every night in this city.
He needed to organize his thoughts, determine the next steps for exploration, and then make plans.
Back at his hiding spot, Su Hao closed his eyes and began contemplating the events he had observed tonight.
If he had to describe it in one word, the first word that came to Su Hao's mind was "evolution"!
Indeed, in Su Hao's observations, the purpose of these ordinary individuals devouring each other was to achieve their own evolution.
Ordinary Zhu Hua people didn't possess any special abilities, so there was little reason to attack them. Killing ordinary Zhu Hua people had no significance.
Everyone's target was those abnormal individuals who possessed special abilities.
However, this kind of evolution was brutal. It required devouring a large amount of flesh and blood from others to have a chance at successful evolution, but the probability of failure was also extremely high.
Looking at it from another perspective, not everyone in the Zhu Hua population was enthusiastic about obtaining superhuman evolution. It was only a small portion. During the night, there were indeed ordinary people lurking, hoping for an opportunity to consume flesh and blood. But more people quietly stayed in their houses, waiting for dawn.
The allure of evolution existed, but it wasn't to the extent that everyone would go crazy and be willing to sacrifice their lives. The proportion of the population pursuing evolution to gain greater power should be around 20%.
As for the mechanism of evolution, Su Hao could only speculate that it had to do with the special physiological structure within the Zhu Hua population.
Perhaps in the distant past, Zhu Hua individuals didn't engage in such fierce cannibalistic evolution within their own kind. Instead, they hunted and consumed the flesh and blood of other races to achieve evolution.
However, when the Zhu Hua people stood at the pinnacle of this world, with other races on the brink of extinction, they began a fierce internal competition.
These were all Su Hao's speculations, and the actual situation was still unknown.
In other words, in this Sili City, many hidden evolved individuals possessed great power. They disguised themselves to evade others' hunting while searching for their own prey to enhance their abilities.
It could be imagined that every time only a large piece of flesh was needed, numerous ordinary people would rush to seize the corpse, resulting in a large number of new evolved individuals.
Going even deeper, what was more terrifying was the possibility of the existence of an organization specifically targeting evolved individuals to obtain their flesh and blood, thereby creating more new evolved individuals.
No! Not just a possibility, it was certain.
The reason why Su Hao didn't see any official organizations in the city was because these organizations were controlled by these evolved individuals, large and small.
Su Hao's train of thought became clearer, and he quickly identified the core contradiction.
Evolved individuals without organizations hid among ordinary people, doing their best to disguise themselves and avoid being targeted.
Evolved individuals with organizations focused mainly on hunting scattered evolved individuals daily while engaging in inter-organizational conflicts.
But no matter who they were, they had to conceal themselves and absolutely not expose their identities during the day.
Because once their identities were exposed, death would be imminent.
Indeed, there were powerful individuals among them, but there was always someone stronger.
"So..." Su Hao silently summarized the rules of survival.
First, do not reveal one's strength during the day and act like a normal citizen.
Second, wear a face mask at night and avoid showing one's face. It would be troublesome if one were recognized.
Third, do not enter the city until the power system of the evolved individuals is thoroughly understood.
Fourth, find a legitimate occupation. Constantly engaging in shady activities would lead to trouble.
Su Hao noted down these rules and began contemplating his future direction. "Next, I need to quickly obtain the world's extraordinary secrets. The sooner, the better. I always feel that this world's creatures hide earth-shattering secrets. If I don't acquire knowledge as soon as possible, one day I might suddenly perish, and then it will be too late to return!"
"Remember, cherish each day and do everything possible to pursue knowledge. Even if it means death, I will fully understand the secrets of this world before
dying!"
He quickly formulated a plan to explore the power system: "Collect data on evolved individuals every night, starting with the elite level. Obtain flesh and blood samples for research and preservation. Find an opportunity to capture an evolved individual and directly get answers. The most important thing is to understand the mechanism of biological evolution."
Why can devouring a piece of flesh and blood grant power?
That was the key.
If Su Hao could understand the mechanism, perhaps he wouldn't need flesh and blood to achieve the evolution of life.
(Translated by begs)