Jia Yan flew in the sky.
Below were the ruins of countless buildings, a sight too distressing to behold!
At this moment, the giant mosquito felt somewhat bewildered. The changes in the world seemed to have excluded him alone.
In just a week's time, he had become more powerful in the depths of the sea.
But Jia Yan had never imagined that in just a week, the world could change even more than he did!
This gave Jia Yan a strange feeling, as if his own transformation couldn't keep up with the changes in the world.
However, as Jia Yan looked down for a while, a thought stirred in his mind.
"If the coastal villages and cities look like this now, what would my hometown look like? Could it have also changed like this?"
The thought made Jia Yan nervous. If his hometown had changed like this, what about his family? Would they be in trouble too?
"Well, it's not far from here to my hometown. I should go back and see!"
The wings of the giant mosquito flapped, and its massive wings stirred rapidly in the air.
His speed involuntarily increased, creating some noise in the night sky. Anyone observing from below would be astonished to see a gigantic creature flying overhead!
With a wingspan of over four meters and six long legs spanning over ten meters, Jia Yan had indeed become stronger. Yet, he had not fully realized his true strength. What he was showing now was just the tip of the iceberg!
The giant mosquito continued to fly.
The night sky above was adorned with stars, shimmering like pearls, mysterious and tempting.
Because it was a time of disaster, light pollution was not strong, allowing the moon and stars to shine brightly.
Jia Yan found that this night sky was the most beautiful he had ever seen.
But the beauty of the night sky only captivated him for a moment before he gave up watching.
For Jia Yan, despite his transformation, he still retained the wisdom and experience of a human. He still considered his family in the human era as his loved ones. So, he didn't entertain the thought that "the world would be better off without humans."
Although humans were indeed the biggest threat to some Earthly life forms, even to the point of causing extinction, wasn't this just the law of survival of the fittest?
The strong survived, the weak perished. This law applied even to humans themselves. After all, humans were social animals, and in society, there were both excellent and mediocre individuals. The outstanding ones passed on their genes, while the mediocre ones were eliminated.
Reproduction. And passing on superior genes!
It was that simple. After all the talk, humans were just another species!
But Jia Yan was different. He had thought about it. Although he was exceptional, he couldn't even be considered any species.
Want to pass on genes? First, find a female giant mosquito like him! Moreover, even if he found one, would he agree to mate with her? It was ridiculous.
"Cough, I'm thinking too much," Jia Yan interrupted his thoughts.
In fact, with Jia Yan's flying speed, it didn't take much time to reach his hometown.
After all, it was Fujian Province, not a large province, and for Jia Yan, his speed was no longer something a provincial area could confuse him with!
During the flight, Jia Yan's worried mood gradually eased.
After passing through coastal cities heavily affected by war, the situation in other cities along the way seemed better. It seemed that there weren't many of those metallic monsters, or perhaps they hadn't attacked humans for long enough to spread the war throughout the country!
However, the scenery along the way wasn't all good news. Perhaps due to the war near the coast, fear had spread to nearby cities, causing chaos among the city's people!
Fires occasionally broke out, accompanied by screams, indicating that the number of rioters had increased!
Countless tragic stories were unfolding!
"I hope the cities in my hometown don't become chaotic like this!"
Jia Yan looked down at the almost chaotic cities below, feeling a bit heavy-hearted.
In times of disaster, there were always people who showed their true colors, as well as those who took advantage of the situation. This situation hadn't changed throughout history!
Jia Yan had no desire to play the role of a hero. After all, he was no longer human. If he went down now, he wouldn't be welcomed; instead, he might face fear and attack.
Moreover, he had no desire to be a hero. All he wanted was to protect his family. The lives and deaths of others didn't concern him!
A journey of over two hundred kilometers was only about half an hour for him now!
Soon, Jia Yan crossed the entire Fujian Province and arrived at Tan City, a county-level city located north of Fujian Province, which was his hometown!
Since the last time he returned here, only about a week had passed, but it felt like a long time had gone by for Jia Yan.
Tan City, bathed in the darkness of the night, was slightly different from the brightly lit city in Jia Yan's memory.
He spread his wings and used gliding to approach the small city silently.
In the high altitude of two thousand meters, the wings of the giant mosquito covered a large part of the night sky. The faint light of the moon above illuminated its body brightly!
If anyone had observed the sky at this moment, they would have noticed this monstrous mosquito.
But the people below were no longer the kind who would be amazed by unusual sights like before!
Monsters? Now monsters were not something eye-catching. Throughout the land of China, monsters were everywhere. It was easy to see them as long as one wasn't afraid of death!
So now Jia Yan didn't have to worry about radar detection or being noticed by humans even if he flew low!
Even if he was seen, it was just a sighting; no one would think of taking videos and posting them online to show off!
"That area was originally a park square. What's happening? Why are there so many people camping there?"
"Huh. Wasn't that building still under construction? Why are so many people gathering there?"
As Jia Yan flew along, he noticed that his hometown had changed a bit from what he remembered.
Because of the metallic monsters, Tan City was no longer the slow-paced, friendly place it used to be compared to larger cities.
Instead, it seemed more irritable, with some crime happening in the darkness of the night!
Flying over the city center, Jia Yan soon arrived over his family's home!
The building was shrouded in darkness.
It was only around nine o'clock at night now. Why were the lights out so early?
Jia Yan remembered that when he was at home, it was usually after eleven when everyone went to bed.
Now that the lights were out so early, was something wrong?!
Jia Yan could hear coughing coming from below, his father's voice.
He remembered that his father, Jia Sheng, was still injured from being attacked by those mercenaries, and his legs were probably not healed yet. So it was normal for his family to go to bed early to take care of him!
Thinking about it, Jia Yan hesitated whether he should go down and check. If something had happened to his family, he wouldn't know.
But just then, a series of coughs came from below
, making Jia Yan dismiss the thought.
He could tell it was his father's voice.
He remembered that his father was still injured from being attacked by those mercenaries, so his family was probably just going to bed early to take care of him!
Jia Yan thought for a moment, then quietly crawled down to the ground.
This night, he was prepared to stay with his family. Since his rebirth, this was the first time he had been so close to his family.
The feeling of home and family was warm.
Jia Yan was filled with warmth; he knew that on this night, he wouldn't feel lost or worried anymore because he had his family by his side, and he could spend the night comfortably!
But this feeling didn't last long!
Just as Jia Yan was thinking about whether to go back to sleep...
Boom!
Suddenly, a loud explosion not far from the suburban area shook him out of his pleasant reverie!
"That's...!"
Jia Yan looked up, his compound eyes reflecting the distant flames.
The source of the fire and explosion wasn't very far away, only about three kilometers from the urban area of Tan City.
Jia Yan remembered that place; it was a tourist project under development in Tan City. It seemed to have invested a lot of money, but there weren't many tourists usually.
How could there be explosions in the middle of the night?
"I hope it's nothing bad. After all, if something dangerous happens there, it might endanger here!"
The light in Jia Yan's compound eyes flickered slightly. Then, he shook his body and stood up from the concrete floor!
Since he had come back, it was up to him to guard his family's safety!
The giant mosquito spread its wings!
Trying not to make any noise, it flew towards the sky!