Jia Yan kept saying he didn't want to absorb any more soil from the ground, but his body continued to eagerly absorb soil and other substances from the ground. Perhaps Jia Yan himself hadn't realized that his mutation wasn't simply about having good mutation materials; rather, any material involved in the mutation process was necessary.
If certain substances were lacking in the soil, then his mutation might not be as perfect. Even if he used excellent mutation materials, relying solely on one substance wouldn't yield good mutation effects. Currently, Jia Yan's body instinctively absorbed useful substances, facilitating his mutation process.
Of course, the main mutated substances were undoubtedly the bluish-gray pebbles and metallic materials. These two items were the guarantee of his successful mutation this time and the cornerstone of his future strength. As for other auxiliary substances, they were insignificant.
As Jia Yan underwent mutation, for some reason, the substances on the ground were entirely absorbed by the congealed liquid at this moment. Even those not absorbed were directly covered, making him appear like a mass of bluish-gray soil from a high altitude, resembling a slightly darker-colored mound of dirt.
Swoosh!
Jia Yan's mutation progressed to a critical point, but there was an extremely fast flying object streaking across the sky with a peculiar yet graceful trail, flying towards him at incredible speed.
The speed of this object was simply too fast!
It broke through the sound barrier five times over in an instant, and while flying, it remained remarkably stable, as if it hadn't reached its limit at all.
This flying object resembled a stick in shape. Although not particularly remarkable in design, its flight speed proved its power.
However, at this moment, the object appeared somewhat damaged, with faint injuries visible on its surface. Some areas had even had their surface material destroyed, leaving the flying object looking extremely tattered.
It continuously circled in the sky, seemingly searching for something. Sometimes it even paused, hovering faintly in the air.
Before long, this incredibly fast flying stick arrived at the village where Jia Yan was located!
However, at this moment, the flying stick showed no signs of alarm, as if it hadn't discovered Jia Yan's location at all!
As it reached the area, it emitted a faint light downward. This light had no attacking power but seemed to possess a probing force.
However, when the light reached Jia Yan, who was in the midst of mutation, his bluish surface, tinged with a hint of strangeness, showed no reaction after the light passed over him.
The congealed liquid covering Jia Yan's body seemed to block the probing ability of the flying stick.
However, Jia Yan's life signs had reached a very low level at this point. Previously, his life signs had been exceptionally strong, but in his current mutated state, they were much weaker. The difference might be hundreds of times; while he used to feel as powerful as any being on Earth, he now felt akin to a small pet.
It's likely that the probing light was investigating life force, which Jia Yan currently lacked.
Perhaps the flying stick couldn't imagine that the once immensely powerful creature now had such low life signs!
So, after briefly circling the area, it flew directly into the sky. Before long, its figure disappeared into the distant horizon!
Below, Jia Yan remained unaware that his mutation had thwarted an investigation by the flying stick and that the stick couldn't even destroy the heavily damaged flying saucer.
The effects of both would continue to influence him after mutation, a situation he was yet unaware of.
At this moment, he was completely immersed in his mutation, with his senses and perception of the outside world disappearing.
Or rather, each mutation process was a reorganization. Currently, he could be considered in a state of suspended animation.
While Jia Yan remained in this state of suspended animation, the Earth finally faced a true attack from the metal monsters!
When countless humans on Earth ceased their attacks on the metal monsters, there was a moment of relief and cheers.
A red beam of light appeared over the former most powerful country on Earth, the capital of the United States, Washington.
This beam of light seemed to tear through the sky like a meteor.
In the next instant, the red light directly struck the White House in Washington!
The light consumed everything!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Everyone who saw this beam of light approaching was blinded. They only saw everything in their field of vision disappear.
Inside the White House, several government officials were in a meeting.
However, this merciless white light appeared, making their meeting their final memory!
Whether it was the leaders of the country in the White House, the President of the United States, the generals who controlled the military power, or other high-ranking officials, they all vanished without a trace under the strike of this red light!
Vaporized, completely vaporized!
In the presence of this red light, all traces of their existence vanished without a trace!
The destruction caused by this red light was far from over. As it struck the White House and shattered the political center of the world, the destruction continued.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The massive red light continued to rise!
The entire Earth seemed to tremble!
A circular mushroom cloud appeared in the heart of human political and economic power!
The fiery red flames within the mushroom cloud roared wildly in all directions.
It devoured everything in its path, whether it was a building, a skyscraper, a person, or a dog!
Everything was treated equally, as if by a fair god, showing no discrimination towards any living being.
This red light resembled a rapidly expanding halo, causing everything within its radius to disappear!
The vast expanse of land was dyed red by this massive red light!
This red beam of light, it's needless to say where it came from. In this world, only one force could wield such formidable red light power!
That would be the colossal structures of the metal monsters!
These structures were too powerful, almost immeasurable in strength!
After the explosion, the entire former Washington area, the huge city, had already lost half of its area!
Note that this doesn't mean half was destroyed!
It truly disappeared!
The destructive power of the red light explosion seemed incredibly concentrated. Wherever it struck, it completely leveled everything. Even the skyscrapers were completely obliterated, leaving behind nothing but a few remnants. Not even the height of a single-story house remained!
In this situation, those areas of the city that weren't affected by the red light were hit by the shockwave of the massive explosion, sending countless objects flying. While many humans died from the shockwave, there were hardly any major injuries beyond that!
There was no radiation, no additional dust. It seemed that after this unbelievable red light explosion, it disappeared without a trace, without any subsequent damage or impact!
But this was only physical; in the minds of humans, this level of attack caused a huge uproar!
Humans on Earth were suddenly thrust into a scene of extreme shock and panic!
The world's most powerful country, the capital of the United States, was bombed by red light, and half of it disappeared!
This event was no less than dropping a huge bomb in the entire human race. In fact, the metal monsters had indeed dropped a bomb, one more powerful than almost any bomb humans currently possessed!
After appearing from the underground world for half a month, the metal monsters finally showed their sharp claws!
The devouring continued unabated.
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