The giant mosquito hovering overhead had been accepted by the people on the train after nearly a day of tracking. After all, with such a large mosquito acting as a bodyguard, there was no longer any worry about attacks from metallic monsters. Moreover, as the international metropolis of "Shanghai" drew closer, the mood of these passengers instantly relaxed.
No matter how swiftly the metallic monsters attacked, they wouldn't suddenly strike this major city, right? After all, this was an important human city, and its defenses were undoubtedly strong!
Compared to the humans in the towns the train passed through, most of the people on this train had witnessed the devastation caused by metallic monsters firsthand. So, they didn't have much expectation for the combat effectiveness of the human military. They just hoped that even if they couldn't win, they wouldn't be completely defenseless once they reached such a large city!
The Jia family members on the train finally accepted the explanation of the two killers. They were told that they would be taken to a secluded residence in Shanghai. Originally, the two killers had planned to take the Jia family to a rural area, but they had heard rumors of metallic monsters there as well. So, they decided to change course and head to this secluded residence in Shanghai.
In fact, it was the inconspicuous building where Jia Yan had last seen the two killers!
However, Jia Yan knew that this time he wouldn't be able to revisit the place!
When the train reached a point about thirty kilometers from Shanghai.
A fighter jet with a bright red five-star emblem swiftly flew by from high altitude!
Jia Yan was flying at an ideal distance of over five hundred meters above the train at this time. This distance was ideal because if there was any danger to the train, he could react quickly and the distance was far enough that it wouldn't disturb the humans on board!
For the mosquito below, the train's speed was a bit slow. So, after tracking this slow-moving train for almost the entire journey, Jia Yan started to feel impatient!
But at this moment, Jia Yan's compound eyes suddenly lit up as he saw the fighter jet flying towards him from afar!
This fighter jet reflected a terrifying light in the sunlight, and its direction of travel was indeed towards Jia Yan's location.
"They actually sent out a fighter jet to intercept me directly, but just one fighter jet. Do they think it's enough?"
Jia Yan looked at the approaching fighter jet and realized that it was a well-known fighter jet in China in recent years, the J-20, which was claimed to be capable of competing with other mainstream fourth-generation fighter jets from other countries!
However, this fighter jet had little actual combat testing, and its pilots lacked extensive combat experience. Therefore, its actual combat capability had always been criticized by foreign countries.
"The two F-15s from Japan didn't do anything to me. Should I try my own country's fighter jet this time?"
The gleam in Jia Yan's compound eyes flickered slightly. At this point, the giant mosquito wasn't as afraid of human flying weapons anymore. Ever since he had the experience of shooting down two F-15s from Japan, he had some judgment about the strength of human fighter jets!
The fighter jet was indeed powerful, but compared to Jia Yan himself and the metallic monsters, its weakness lay in its lack of defense!
Jia Yan himself aside, even the metallic monsters couldn't be compared to human fighter jets in terms of defense.
And after Jia Yan obtained a fully evolved body, if he still feared human fighter jets, it would be the biggest joke in the world!
"Huh! They're not coming closer."
After waiting for a moment, Jia Yan noticed that the fighter jet didn't directly approach him, nor did it launch any air-to-air missiles. He couldn't help but feel surprised.
Instead of approaching him, the fighter jet was flying around at a relatively far distance!
In the cockpit of the fighter jet, there was an experienced pilot.
This person immediately followed the plan upon encountering the giant mosquito in the air, according to the instructions from above.
It turned out that the Chinese side, after seeing reports of yesterday's battles between the giant mosquito and metallic monsters several times, had always judged that the giant mosquito had the potential to be swayed. Even if the other party couldn't communicate, as long as it didn't attack actively, according to the attitude of the giant mosquito towards humans, at least it wouldn't have aggressive actions against humans!
So, the fighter jet was directly dispatched to drive it away. After all, it was absolutely impossible to let such a highly combat-capable giant mosquito enter a populous city like Shanghai. So, even if they didn't want to turn their relationship with the giant mosquito into enmity, they had to face it head-on!
However, since the other party hadn't made any aggressive moves, they had just been driving it away!
Jia Yan glanced at the fighter jet and prepared for battle, but the fighter jet kept circling there without coming closer, which made Jia Yan feel a bit puzzled.
But after a moment, he roughly understood the other party's intentions.
"They're just driving me away? Well, that's possible. At this point, maybe they haven't determined whether I'm their target for elimination. After all, I saved a child from Tumen City before, so they may not have directly determined me as an enemy yet!"
Jia Yan's compound eyes shimmered faintly as he looked at the fighter jet circling nearby. Although he wasn't afraid, at this moment, there was no reason to engage in combat with the other party, especially considering his previous feelings towards his country.
So, this time, he understood the other party's actions. Since his parents and sister were already arranged safely, and with the protection of the two killers, there shouldn't be much danger!
Forget it.
He couldn't infiltrate Shanghai like he used to.
This metropolis was just a place for him to dream of returning to.
Jia Yan glanced lightly at the fighter jet, then at the slowly departing train, and sighed inwardly.
He bid farewell to this place.
Perched in mid-air, Jia Yan watched the train slowly enter the urban area of Shanghai, flapping his wings continuously.
As if he didn't even notice the presence of the fighter jet!
This attitude made the fighter jet pilot somewhat angry, but thinking of the orders above and the rumored formidable combat capability of this giant mosquito – which had once shot down two F-15s from Japan – they restrained themselves from taking action.
Of course, if they were to engage in combat with this giant mosquito now, they might experience firsthand why those two F-15s from Japan were shot down by it. It wasn't a coincidence; it was because this giant mosquito absolutely had that strength.
Moreover, Jia Yan's combat power was much stronger now than it was back then. His flight speed and reaction time had also improved significantly. If any human fighter jets dared to provoke him now, they would truly witness what a real sky king was like!
But the fighter jet pilot didn't get to see that!
As Jia Yan watched the train move further away, the fighter jet pilot became impatient.
Finally, Jia Yan took a proper look at the fighter jet!
The pilot in the fighter jet also focused his gaze. Whether there would be a battle or not depended on the next move of this giant mosquito!
It would be best if they could avoid a battle. After all, this giant mosquito was quite bizarre. As a biological creature, it had already shot down two F-15s, which were said to have no records of being shot down. If it weren't absolutely necessary, the pilot didn't want to engage in combat with this creature!
Fortunately, it seemed that the giant mosquito heard the pilot's unwillingness to fight.
Its abdomen's wings suddenly flapped!
Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! —
The giant mosquito made a sharp turn, flying swiftly in another direction towards the sky!
Its speed almost broke the sound barrier in an instant!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! —
The acceleration speed of the giant mosquito, as well as its instantaneous explosive power, left the fighter jet pilot stunned!
He knew that if they were to engage in close combat with this giant mosquito, they wouldn't even know how they would die. After all, the power of this acceleration had already surpassed that of their fighter jet for quite some time. In close quarters, the giant mosquito would be virtually invincible! Because humans, even if they developed stronger fighter jets, were limited by their inability to withstand excessive g-forces during acceleration, it was impossible for them to achieve the terrifying speed of the giant mosquito. Therefore, in close quarters, the giant mosquito's acceleration would always be its strongest advantage!
Fortunately, they didn't engage in combat with this giant mosquito!
The pilot's forehead was covered in cold sweat!
Let's not talk about this very lucky pilot, let's just say that Jia Yan, who had left the area.
Now that his parents and sister's situation had been taken care of, the rest was simple!
The gleam in Jia Yan's compound eyes grew even brighter.
That was his path to continued advancement!
Since he had already seen a glimpse of the road ahead, there was no reason not to continue!
Jia Yan had seen the road to continue advancing from the gray-blue pebbles, but this road had certain uncertainties. Therefore, at this moment, he didn't easily choose those gray-blue pebbles!
"Let's go take a look at that secret research institute in Qinghai and Tibet. The two killers seem to understand me well; they wrote the address very clearly!"
The straight-line distance from Shanghai to his hometown, Changshi, was only about four hundred kilometers. Jia Yan spent an hour and returned to the place where he had hidden the notebook, then took it out.
This notebook was almost out of power, but it didn't bother Jia Yan at this moment!
There were too many people who had abandoned their homes in Mindi Province, and even though Changshi hadn't become a place ravaged by metallic monsters due to Jia Yan's crazy battle last night, there were still countless people who had abandoned their homes!
Jia Yan wasn't afraid of being seen now; he grabbed the notebook and, using his own thermal exploration ability, found a house without anyone inside and directly broke in!
Then he found an outlet, plugged it in, and started charging!
The matter was actually very simple, wasn't it?
As he charged, he opened the notebook's power.
"Now, let's search for the route and points to pay attention to in Qinghai and Tibet. After all, this time we're returning to the cold north, and I don't know if the temperature will still have a significant impact on me. I hope not!"
After the computer booted up, Jia Yan, who was familiar with it, began to check.
In fact, when he went to Qinghai and Tibet before, it wasn't just to get the chance for the next mutation. Jia Yan also wanted to know how far the research on metallic monsters had progressed in that secret research institute!
If there was any information that could be useful to him, that would be the best.