Chapter 440 - Chapter 440: Chapter 440: Is It the Bird Chosen by Heaven? (1/2)

Chapter 440: Chapter 440: Is It the Bird Chosen by Heaven?

The enormous “Giant raptor” was currently concealed within the dense forests of the mountain hollow, invisible and motionless as if it was resting.

Unbeknownst to it, a few small drones hiding among the tree canopy, a few hundred meters away, although motionless, had already locked onto its location.

Mr. Liang, who was further afield, was also abundantly clear of its whereabouts.

The reason he didn’t attack now wasn’t because he wanted to observe, but he was simply waiting for his equipment.

At this moment, his driver, Old Xie, was driving towards his current location. Of course, it would be impossible to reach their current location by car, so a drone would be deployed to ferry the equipment over when the time came.

During this period, Mr. Liang had roughly grasped the peculiarities of the “Giant raptor”, and no longer wanted to play the cat and mouse “game” with this large bird. He decided to capture this big bird here and now.

This mountainous area, far from the main scenic spots of Wushu Mountain and without any villages in the vicinity, was an ideal place to take action. Besides the forestry department’s occasional patrols, hardly anyone ventured here.

While waiting for his equipment, Mr. Liang was still contemplating one question;

How did this “Giant raptor” become like this?

Even for “Blood-eating creatures,” to experience drastic mutations or evolution in appearance or physiological traits, fundamentally required two conditions to be met.

One required predatory blood consumption from other “Blood-eating creatures,” and the other required torment by harsh external conditions.

A creature like him, who forces himself to evolve and select the mutation direction without external coercion, should be one of a kind.

Mr. Liang thought of the thunderstorm that occurred at Zihuan Mountain in Citong City, and the videos and pictures of the suspected “Giant raptor” leaving with flames.

Perhaps that terrifying lightning storm was the external condition that caused such great changes in the “Giant raptor” in a short period?

This could also explain why it could withstand electrocution and transfer the heat generated by the electrocution to the outside of its body.

But the question is, why did it end up in that lightning storm?

With the agility of the “Giant raptor,” it could have left before the weather got worse. Moreover, the range of the lightning storm wasn’t wide. Even if it realized that the lightning storm was about to erupt, it could fly away in time. It was unlikely to be trapped in the lightning storm and engulfed in fire.

Could it be… it deliberately sought out the lightning?

Does this “Giant raptor” also consciously use harsh environments to adjust its evolutionary direction?

Based on the pursuit over the past period, Mr. Liang was hesitant to believe this. Still, considering the numerous predatory blood-sucking experiences of the “Giant raptor,” which seemed like the “chosen bird,” it appeared quite rational.

It appears some objective factors are affecting or guiding its path of evolution.

At the thought of Mr. Liang, he lightly tapped a tiny bulge near his ear, a projection screen appeared before his eyes, and a few documents opened on it—only he could see these projections, realized through the technology inherited in his corneas.

These documents were briefings from various places during his pursuit of the “Giant raptor”, and his attention was immediately drawn to the investigative brief sent by Zhou Rui from Chongyun Mountain.

With a slight movement of his head, all other documents in his vision disappeared instantly, leaving only Zhou Rui’s brief displayed across his entire visual projection area.

He quickly glanced over the brief, including relevant news information, photos taken during on-site investigations, photos and close-ups of the discovered winged ants, brief research reports, and videos of the lightning storm filmed from a distance that circulated on the internet earlier. The eyeballs of Mr. Liang, unenclosed by eyelids, revolved slightly, deep in thought.

Mr. Liang of course understood that the “Invisible Insect” had already been hunted and consumed by the “Giant raptor” and no longer existed in this world. Thus, the peculiar “Flying Ants” in the Chongyun Mountain area must have nothing to do with the “Invisible Insect”.

When the lightning storm occurred, the “Giant raptor” was also being pursued by Mr. Liang, so it definitely had nothing to do with these large birds.

However, from Zhou Rui’s discovery, those “Flying ants” indeed likely have links to other “Blood-eating creatures.”

Moreover, as viewed from the videos taken by netizens, the type of the lightning storm that occurred in the Chongyun Mountain area was indeed similar to that in Zihuan Mountain.

Considering the drastic evolution of this “Giant raptor”, perhaps Zhou Rui was right in guessing that this lightning storm might indeed have some internal connection with the mutation of “Blood-eating creatures.”

Without much consideration, Mr. Liang instructed Zhou Rui to continue the investigation according to his line of thought and sent a message to Fang Pingfang in Star City, requesting her to return to Haixi Province with Ye Chong and Li Shibao for further investigations. He also instructed Ye Chong to have maximum authority over all resources of “Divine Technology” in Jianzhou City for multifaceted support.

He might even drop by if things go smoothly here.