coobybook Chapter 142 Chaos Begins
Chapter 142 Chaos Begins
"Ah~ It feels so good! I don't know what a mess it is outside!"
Zagreus is now sitting alone in his own small yard, leisurely tasting the fine wine he brewed. Half a year has passed since he last took back all the weirdness.
Half a month ago, the whole world had changed drastically. The sky was covered by a thick layer of dark clouds, and the sun could not penetrate the clouds. The whole earth fell into darkness.
At the same time, the long-accumulated black rain finally began to fall on this world. This black rain lasted for a whole week, and now all the buildings outside Su have become dirty and messy.
Zagreus witnessed all of this silently. He saw with his own eyes the black mist pouring down from the dark clouds along with the rain. The black mist spread rapidly as if it had life, eroding every inch of land. Whether it was forests, grasslands or deserts, the black mist was omnipresent and penetrated every corner. Even the rivers buried deep underground were not spared.
Naturally, Zagrous returned to the previously demolished courtyard early. The demolition team hired by Karin was very efficient. Except for the small house where Zagrous originally lived, which was razed to the ground, the entire demolition area was then cordoned off. Fortunately, Zagrous protected this place in advance. Currently, this is one of the few clean places left in the world.
Now, only Zagros and Dahei live in such a large area. I thought that the days of leisure would be very comfortable. It is indeed very comfortable, just a little boring.
The team that Karen hired at the beginning was very professional and flattened the entire area. Except for his house, all the bricks and tiles in other demolished areas were removed and directly covered with a layer of cement. So now when Zagros goes out, there is endless cement ground, without any other color.
Zagreus thought to himself, this won't do! Looking at these bare concrete floors every day really makes him feel bad. After all, he is the god of fruit and the god of abundance! Anyway, there is nothing to do now, so why not transform it manually?
So he used his divine power to shatter the entire ground, even the outer walls were destroyed. He was trapped inside all day and thought he was in prison.
However, it was obvious that there was still a lot of construction waste under the land. He exerted great force to create a miracle and stirred the land up to five meters. He didn't believe that any tiles could withstand his power. As for whether the fused soil could be used, Zagros said not to worry, under the radiation of his divine power, the spiritual energy contained in the soil could be squeezed out of it.
As for what to plant, only children make choices. He wants everything. With a flick of his finger, a little bit of divine power explodes instantly, like starlight sprinkled into the soil. This divine power is contaminated with his fruit law and quickly transforms into various fruit trees and seedlings. In five minutes, these seedlings have completed the process of taking root, sprouting, blooming, and bearing fruit. With him, these fruits can hang on the trees forever without rotting even if they are not picked.
With such a large orchard, a gardener is naturally indispensable, but he does not want to find others to help him take care of the orchard. Besides, this job is not something that ordinary people can do. This land is not only rich in spiritual energy, but also contains other energies of Zagreus. These energies are no weaker than the black fog outside. If a new batch of monsters is created by then, no one else will be able to survive.
So Zagros inserted his hand into his abdomen and reached in clockwise, pulling out a dozen plant-related weird things.
Although these creatures look strange, they are very good at planting and caring for fruit trees and can ensure that every tree grows well.
Of course, in addition to letting them help take care of the orchard, they also take on security duties, because he knows that there are always some people in this world who are not afraid of death and want to explore some unknown places.
He didn't want anyone to disturb his current life. However, his place was off-limits to outsiders. The driveway leading to it had been destroyed by him long ago, and it became a piece of earth mound, covered with weeds and trees, and a lot of thorns. No one would enter unless they were interested.
Zagreus was thoughtful enough to put up a few signs outside the area, with the words "No Trespassing" written in red paint. If that didn't stop them, it could only mean they were unlucky.
Anyway, there is a group of strange people disguised as "gardeners" outside. All uninvited outsiders will be regarded as "pests", and the gardener's duty is to get rid of these pests. Therefore, the existence of these gardeners can save Zagreus a lot of worries!
Watching these strange creatures wandering around in the orchard brought some "popularity" to this dead place. I casually opened my phone and checked the news, and everywhere there were news about hoarding supplies or influenza outbreaks causing mass deaths.
The humans in this world were obviously much luckier than those in the previous world, all thanks to Zagreus who opened the channel of spiritual energy early on. Because of this prerequisite, humans were able to adapt to the black fog that appeared along with the spiritual energy in advance.
Therefore, when the first batch of black rain came half a month ago, there were no so-called infected bodies. Perhaps there were, but there definitely would not be many, and they should have been dealt with by government officials long ago.
However, the first batch of black rain changed the entire ecology, starting with the animals and plants in the wild. The main target of this black mist was mutation, which not only transformed animals but also plants. At first, a large number of animals began to die because they could not bear the mutation, and the animals that survived found that as long as they preyed on these dead animals, they could delay the pain of mutation in their bodies and achieve new evolution. Plants were similar. As long as they survived, it was considered an evolution. They even completed mutation earlier than animals, and many of them evolved the ability to hunt.
Over time, this change was very rapid. For example, the herbivorous rabbits evolved sharp teeth and could eat meat, and the herbivorous deer also grew fangs and became carnivorous animals. As for other carnivores, their bodies also became stronger, more agile and more ferocious.
As for the plant world, all kinds of strange phenomena have appeared. Some trees have grown taller and bigger than before, and the color of their leaves has changed. Some flowers have bloomed with brilliant colors and exuded charming fragrances. Even some ordinary weeds have become extremely tough and can even pierce human skin.
Of course, some species failed to adapt to the changes and died directly. But overall, nature is undergoing a major reshuffle, and many species are trying harder to adapt to the new environment than humans.
But when it comes to humans, the chaos is only just beginning. Many far-sighted people have begun to stockpile supplies, government agencies have also begun to popularize common knowledge about the end of the world on television, major pharmaceutical factories and grain warehouses have been regulated by the state, and people with special abilities have appeared in the public eye due to the increasing number of violent news.
However, this time the changes in heaven and earth had the integration of world consciousness, and were more severe than usual. Within just two weeks, a thick fog, a black fog, appeared simultaneously all over the world. If the black rain last time could be avoided by hiding in the house, this time the fog completely opened the curtain of the changes.
Zagreus discovered through his divine sense that the fog was so thick that it could not be dispelled, and visibility was less than three meters. It seemed to have emerged from the depths of hell, swallowing up all light and hope. It filled the streets and alleys of the city, and even if you hid at home, there was black fog floating around.
This heavy fog directly cut off the power supply. Fortunately, Gaia dealt with various nuclear power plants in advance, otherwise mankind would have faced a global nuclear leak.
Moreover, this black fog is constantly corroding human technology. First of all, various electronic products cannot receive any signals at all. Now people can only listen to intermittent broadcasts at home. The lack of various power supplies has also caused people to panic. They don’t know what this fog means, nor do they know how to deal with it.