Chapter 103: Chapter 85: Climbing Lao Mountain, To You Who Come After (Chase!)

Ding Yi stood atop the ruins, nervously observing and silently praying in her heart that Lin Feng could safely and successfully escape the behemoth’s pursuit.

But for Lin Feng at this moment, the real challenge was not knowing the completion status of the team members’ mission.

He worried Chen Shanshan would assign personnel to support him, which would unusually slow down the harvesting of the wounded horse herd.

In that case, he would have no choice but to continue leading the Rock Armor Giant Beast on.

However, as the escape continued, what surprised and worried Lin Feng was that its speed not only showed no signs of declining, but the giant beast was getting more adapted to these urban ruins.

The giant beast had even begun using the damaged streets to increase its speed.

A Leader-Level Rock-Horned Horse possessed high intelligence, and the Clan Leader Level, which was at a higher Evolution Stage, had a brain IQ at least on par with the human average.

It knew very well that only by eliminating the humans not far away could it ensure its subordinates, the Rock-Horned Horse Race, would no longer suffer ambushes or disturbances.

Especially since the frightened herd had a larger impact on the migrating team.

Many Rock-Horned Horses lost their direction or got separated in the Wilderness, eventually dying of hunger and thirst.

Therefore, the humans before it must die.

This was also the important reason why the Clan Leader Level Rock-Horned Horse was relentlessly pursuing them.

Simply hunting a few Rock-Horned Horses wouldn’t attract its attention, but continuously disturbing the entire migrating beast herd with artillery fire, disrupting the team’s forward rhythm…

This was what enraged the Clan Leader Level Rock-Horned Horse endlessly.

And Lin Feng, sprinting through the urban ruins for over ten kilometers, could clearly feel his stamina rapidly declining.

At this moment, the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area was also continuously approaching.

The massive sun in the east was about to cast its rays on this area, evaporating all water vapor.

Lin Feng could withstand the scorching heat of fifty degrees Celsius sun and a surface temperature of sixty to seventy degrees, running at a steady pace of ten kilometers per hour.

But to maintain a speed over eighty kilometers per hour, equivalent to twenty meters per second, while constantly keeping an eye on the giant beast behind and occasionally using the Water Squirt to distract it, even a mid-tier one Evolver couldn’t hold on for long.

Out of the corner of his eye, Lin Feng’s system was reminding him that due to the rising environmental temperature and continuous intense exercise, his Physique value was continuously dropping, along with his Life Value starting to decrease.

The combat suit’s ventilation fan hummed, only slightly alleviating the rise in body temperature.

But with the accelerated metabolism and the effects of adrenaline, combined with the scorching heat waves from the exposed ruins, Lin Feng’s body surface had turned red, with veins bulging.

Dripping with sweat, he took out a water bottle from his backpack, unscrewed the cap, and drank it in one gulp, and after hydrating, he fished out a lump of Level 14 Evolutionary Meat Pie, stuffing it into his mouth and swallowing it whole.

Slowing down and replenishing energy, his condition finally slightly improved.

But then Lin Feng suddenly sensed the tremors from the ground, constantly getting closer, with the frequency of the shaking suddenly accelerating significantly.

Glancing to the side…

He saw the Rock Armor Giant Beast, which had been gradually accelerating, suddenly speed up and charge forward.

The speed was so fast that it exceeded its earlier speed of eighty kilometers per hour, breaking through to over a hundred kilometers, even surpassing one hundred twenty kilometers.

The stride length and stepping frequency of its four hoofs greatly increased instantly.

Watching the behemoth in a frenzy state, getting larger in the reflection of his pupils!

Lin Feng thought to himself that things were not going well; the opponent had noticed his fatigue and weakness, intending to seize this critical opportunity to launch a final attack.

He threw away the empty bottle in his hand, and Lin Feng also entered a burst state, using his Life Value as a cost to instantly accelerate his pace.

From the previous eighty kilometers per hour, he increased to one hundred forty kilometers, his thin figure threading through the urban ruins, heading towards the inner areas of the housing complex.

Using the piled-up debris on both sides, he obstructed and slowed down the Rock Armor Giant Beast’s pursuit pace.

But these rubble pieces were no obstacle in the eyes of the rampaging giant beast, as the eight meters wide pair of thick horns at the front swung left and right like bulldozers, forcing a path through the rubble piles.

After several minutes of sustained accelerated pursuit, Lin Feng’s extreme burst was gradually reaching its limit, while the giant beast’s hundred-kilometer speed showed no signs of reduction at all.

This was the most critical stage of the stamina competition.

And Lin Feng, whose Evolution Level was significantly lower, distinctly felt his stamina depleting much faster than the Tier Two evolved Rock Armor Giant Beast behind him.

Lin Feng gradually realized relying on the cover provided by the ruins to circle around would not shake off the giant beast but would instead be drawn into its pursuit rhythm due to the factor of insufficient stamina.

Constant changes in speed severely exacerbated stamina depletion.

A breakthrough strategy must be found quickly.

Lin Feng was internally tense and anxiously pondering…

Until he lifted his head and saw not far away, gradually appearing on the horizon, a looming range of mountains.

It was the famous tourist spot in the suburbs, Laoshan Scenic Area!

Previously, Lin Feng’s squad, riding a power-sourced car and following Duncan’s squad to this place, saw a majestic mountain range on the dried sea bed.

And Lin Feng had visited this place during the Old Earth Era, hiking in the Laoshan Scenic Area’s highest peak, Giant Peak Mountain, over a thousand one hundred meters above sea level.

Back then, the cable car up the mountain was broken, and he could only climb up with his legs, winding through a large circle, including treacherous steps only one or two meters wide.

Is there any other place now more suitable for evading a giant beast’s pursuit than Laoshan!

At the thought of this, Lin Feng immediately changed direction, deviating forty-five degrees eastward, no longer delving deeper into the urban ruins but heading towards the looming mountain range in the distance.

Continuing on for another four or five kilometers, he finally entered the Laoshan Scenic Area.

The tourist paths circling the mountain became a shortcut for Lin Feng to quicken his pace.

While the accumulated debris on the road, alongside the slopes and the series of sharp turns that followed, became the biggest hindrance to the Rock Armor Giant Beast’s acceleration behind him.

A large form meant clumsiness, suitable only for linear acceleration at high speeds.

Earlier, in the urban ruins, the giant beast could disregard the obstacles of accumulated rubble, but the sharp turns on the mountainside now risked it falling into the valley with the slightest misstep.

This was even more perilous for the giant beast.

Fortunately, with its rich experience, it decreased its speed in time, yet it regretfully watched the humans it was about to catch up with, now merely holding onto them tightly.

Although Lin Feng can easily change direction, the continuous uphill climb is still a great drain on his stamina.

Fortunately, after walking only a few kilometers, the main ridge of the mountains appeared before him.

The towering and steep Giant Peak Mountain is beckoning to Lin Feng.

After quickening his pace, he arrived at the foot of the mountain within a few minutes. Looking at the collapsed arch and the broken, rusty ticket machine, Lin Feng had no time to lament and climbed up the cracked steps inside.

Climbing several hundred meters in one go, he reached a mountain path, which for the giant beast behind him was already a difficult ascent.

After all, the dangerous section was only four or five meters wide.

Any carelessness and one would fall.

But after climbing two hundred meters, Lin Feng looked back and saw that the Rock Armor Giant Beast was still relentlessly chasing, squeezing through the narrow steps closely behind.

There was no other way, Lin Feng could only drink water and eat meat to replenish his strength while continuing to climb.

Fortunately, when he reached the mid-mountain area at seven hundred meters, two familiar steep steps, less than two meters wide, appeared before him.

One was a shortcut up the mountain, but more treacherous, the other was stable upward but had a longer distance.

Lin Feng had initially taken the perilous route, descending on the gentle slope.

And now he chose the same again.

Climbing the seventy-degree steps, he came to a narrow crevice.

At this moment, it was filled with withered weeds, only about half a meter wide, barely allowing one adult to pass.

Lin Feng squeezed himself sideways, wriggling through.

Looking back, he saw the Rock Armor Giant Beast thrusting its forepaw in, trying to squeeze through.

But evidently, its massive body had reached its limit here, unable to stand without a place to wedge, it could only let out a series of unwilling roars.

It even continuously used its large Horse Horn to ram the two huge rocks before it, trying to destroy this foundation and topple the barrier blocking its way.

Feeling the slight tremor underfoot, Lin Feng dared not let his guard down and continued to climb upward.

Soon, he reached a platform below the mountaintop, where a large “Longevity” character was carved into the rock wall behind.

The traditional character for longevity, over ten meters wide, was accompanied by many smaller longevity characters on the other side.

Along the Lao Mountain coastline there was once a cluster of Daoist palaces, where longevity was also the Daoist’s pursuit in practice.

But the red paint that covered it has long since faded beyond trace.

The distant palaces and statues of Laozi have also decayed and disappeared, leaving only a bare stone foundation.

Time leaves no trace, the sea has turned into a wasteland.

No matter how glorious a civilization, in the face of time, all are fragile and vulnerable.

Chips and disks storing vast files distort and get damaged in a few years, becoming unreadable.

Books, carrying written knowledge, also lose their information as paper yellows and decays over a decade or two.

Even industrial plastic that could not decompose, the white waste, could only last for hundreds of years. A mere millennium, and it would disappear without a trace…

Ultimately, only the most primitive recording methods could carry civilization and pass on the past.

The engraved “Longevity” character on a giant stone became the only remaining trace of human civilization here…

And from the Old Earth era, it’s the prehistoric cave paintings, which recorded the primitive life of ancient humans tens of thousands of years ago.

Now, after six thousand years, below the “Longevity” character, a faint line of small characters that hasn’t been eroded by nature:

xxx was here.

Lin Feng couldn’t help but smile, drawing his dagger.

Carving: Lin Feng was here.

And noted: Wasteland Calendar Millennium.

Having completed this, Lin Feng clapped his hands, intending to find a shady place to rest.

Turning around, he gazed over the vast land behind him, the blue sea in his memory had turned into an endless wasteland.

And further back, he could see a distinct line of contrast between light and dark, a towering wall of even brighter, scorching light, was steadily approaching.

That was the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area.

The land bathed in the light of the third sun.

Lin Feng squinted slightly, the sun’s rays were extraordinarily dazzling.

Just as he was about to turn his head away, a shadow seemed to flit across the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area twenty-odd kilometers away.

Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, a certain fear of the unknown washed over him.

He looked up again but saw nothing.

To get a clearer view, Lin Feng continued to climb, passing through a narrow tunnel entrance, reaching the summit of Laoshan, at the top of Giant Peak Mountain.

Here, the altitude was nearly fifteen hundred meters above the dry seabed.

Enough to clearly see what lay twenty kilometers away.

But before Lin Feng could pause to gaze into the distance…

Beneath a giant rock engraved with the words “Laoshan,” appeared a dense patch of Chinese characters:

To you who come after

Thousands or tens of thousands of years later

New humans or Earth’s new civilization

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