198: Chapter 31: The Silver Tide!
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[Subscribe Requested]_1 The first step is done, now itâs up to the people from Jiaâs family to see how smoothly they can move in this queue.
Meanwhile, Jia Yan is in mid-air, flying and gazing downward.
His vision is remarkably far-reaching now, no longer restricted to a few meters like it was when he was a little mosquito.
The crowd underneath is also a curious sight.
âThat giant mosquito monster seems to be moving along with us.
What a bizarre sight in this world, perhaps the Giant Mosquito is waiting until weâre absolutely desperate before making its move?â
Those below were eyeing the big mosquito above with a hint of worry in their expressions.
However, they were helpless; if they didnât move, who knew when the Army of Metallic Monsters might launch an attack.
Their only chance of survival was to forge ahead!
It was at times like these that humans were most likely to unlock their potential.
Anyway, while Jia Yan was flying in the sky, people on the ground were hastening along the path.
As time passed, they gradually become familiar with his presence.
However, he still couldnât get too close.
He had to hover a hundred or perhaps dozens of meters high up in the sky.
Compared to his flying speed, the pace of the human walk seemed unbearably slow.
Jia Yan flew while inspecting the distant landscape.
The road below was filled with humans; a seemingly endless surge of people traveling onward, like a long dragon whose head and tail couldnât be seen.
If nothing went wrong up ahead, the Jiaâs family should be fine.
Jia Yan thought for a moment, then his wings flapped, sending him higher into the sky!
âLook, the giant mosquito monster is flying higher.
Maybe itâs leaving!â
The voices of the humans below rapidly faded into the distance as Jia Yan swiftly ascended.
Five hundred meters.
One thousand meters.
One thousand five hundred meters!
When he reached one thousand five hundred meter altitude, Jia Yan ceased ascending.
He was observing the path in front.
From a birdâs eye view, the human world actually didnât seem so big.
The adjacent counties that once seemed far away now felt within armâs reach.
And the humans under Jia Yanâs gaze looked like tiny ants, forming a long line, moving along the path toward an unknown destination.
Attaining a certain height alters perception, like with Jia Yan now.
His new approach was different from before so now things didnât feel the same, especially the humans beneath him and this ongoing crisis.
He might not be able to put it precisely into words, but he felt things werenât that bad.
Perhaps the internal problems of the humans were more serious than the attack of the Metallic Monsters.
âAll this thinking is pointless.
Iâm not human anymore, my only job now is to protect my family, nothing else matters to me!â
Jia Yan continued flying forward.
His plan was simple, fly ahead and scout the route first.
If there was any unusual circumstance, heâll take care of it so his parents and his younger sister wouldnât walk into unknown dangers.
He sped forward.
At Jia Yanâs current speed, dozens of kilometers seemed instantaneous.
The same distance would take the Jia family a long time to traverse, they might not even complete it in a day!
So, having surveyed the distance, Jia Yan planned to return.
But just as he was about to turn back, his compound eyes narrowed slightly!
His vision could stretch incredibly far, especially from over a thousand meters up, he could see dozens of kilometers away.
Now, at the edge of his sight, dozens of kilometers away, he noticed something different!
It was a silver tide!
Countless humans were weeping and fleeing within it!
âWhatâŠis that?â Jia Yan felt a strong sense of danger emanating from that direction, stirring his heart and making it flutter.
This intense feeling of fear was the first Jia Yan ever felt.
âWhat is that?
Itâs too far away, I canât see clearly!â Jia Yanâs heart quivered as he scrutinized the direction of his concern.
No matter how he looked at it, that direction radiated extreme danger.
After his evolution, Jia Yanâs sensory abilities were no longer in the same league as an ordinary humanâs.
His animal-like instinct had saved his life several times, and he fully trusted that instinctive feeling.
âI absolutely canât take this path!
Going down there is surely a road to death!â Thinking thus, Jia Yan did not dare to go explore.
Instead, he instantly turned around.
The world had really changed.
That place in the distance was clearly a large Earth Level city before, yet now it gave Jia Yan such a feeling of terror, something unimaginable in the past.
However terrifying it was, this was reality now.
At this point, the question wasnât about whether this was real or not, but how he could keep his family safe from that direction.
He could still hear the cries of humans from that place in the distance.
While he was observing, it seemed like something there had noticed him and a slender object changed direction towards him, as if it were preparing to fire something.
But fortunately, Jia Yan had quickly retreated before it could do anything.
After the slender object lost sight of him, it seemed to give up its attack and ignored Jia Yan.
That place was too far away.
No matter how hard Jia Yan tried, he could not clearly see the object.
âWhat is that?
It clearly isnât a human-made thing.
Could it be made by the Metal Monsters?
Does this kind of monster have other properties?â Jia Yan could only feel a chill in his heart.
There were too many mysteries surrounding the Metal Monster.
If it was released or lured out by him, that would be the greatest sin.
Did Jia Yan cause this catastrophe?
âItâs impossible.
With the scale of the Metal Monsters, even if itâs not because of me, they would appear eventually.
At most, I just accelerated their appearance!â
Jia Yan explained to himself, otherwise the pressure would be too great.
Even though he was no longer human, heâd still feel guilty if many humans died because of him.
His speed was extremely fast, and it took him an instant to cover tens of kilometers and reach an area not far from Tan City.
The Big Mosquitoâs arrival once again caused the newly joined refugees to panic.
Some people who had seen Jia Yan before tried to calm them down, and the crowd gradually relaxed a little.
However, Jia Yanâs arrival still disrupted the progress of the migrating masses.
Some had chosen other paths instead of leaving their fate to the mercy of the Giant Mosquito Monster.
Disappointingly, Jia Yan discovered that his parents and sister were not among those who had changed direction.
If he wasnât mistaken, the strange constructions tens of kilometers away and the silver tide were made by the Metal Monsters.
The silver tide was in fact an Army of Metallic Monsters!
At the speed of these humans, if they did not quickly change directions, they would be in great danger.
What was more important is that Jia Yanâs family were among these people!
âNo, even if I have to use scare tactics, I need to steer them towards another direction!â
From the air, Jia Yan gritted his teeth.
He could clearly see the previously distant silver tide quickly approaching, swallowing up all human formations in its path!
Although there were still several tens of kilometers to go, with the speed of the silver tide, it wouldnât take long to reach here!
Looking at the slow-moving human procession below, Jia Yan estimated that his parents had been on the road for about twenty minutes since they left Tan City.
They had merely covered a few kilometers, and at this rate, the silver tide would quickly catch up with them!
âThereâs a fork in the road ahead.
If they take that path, it would surely buy some time.
Worst-case scenario, other humans could serve as cannon-fodder against the silver tide of Metallic Monsters.
Given the current situation, thereâs no choice.
Even though more humans will die, my main objective is to protect my family!â
With that thought, Jia Yan descended even faster!
He tirelessly searched within the crowd and quickly spotted his parents and younger sister among the sea of people!
At that moment, the family of three was making their way through the crowd.
They had only been walking for a short twenty minutes and were already drenched in sweat, particularly Father Jia.
His legs hadnât fully recovered, hence his movements were slow, and every step he took was painful.
âItâs that Giant Mosquito!
I heard people from the construction project talk about it yesterday.
It wonât harm us.
It even saved a lot of people last night.
This Giant Mosquito definitely wonât hurt us!â Amidst the crowd, a man confidently assured those around him that the Giant Mosquito was not as brutal as they imagined.
But just as he finished speaking and the crowd around him relaxed slightly, the man felt a gust of wind swoop past his head.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
â
A giant mosquito flew past over his head!
âAh!â the man screamed in surprise.
In that instant, the long legs of a giant mosquito lightly brushed past his head, almost causing him to faint from fright!
The man tumbled and fell to the side of the path.
The people around him reacted similarly.
The momentum of the Giant Mosquitoâs descent was unimaginable!
He was the first person to say that the Giant Mosquito wouldnât harm people, and he was also the first to scream in fear.
After he managed to pick himself up, he darted off in panic towards the other side of the road!
(To be continued.
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