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Chapter 59: Supernatural Beast, The Butterfly Flapped Its Wings

Chapter 59: Chapter 59: Supernatural Beast, The Butterfly Flapped Its Wings

"Recently, there have been incidents of animals attacking people..."

Gu Shanhai watched the news on TV, somewhat dumbfounded. Previously, he had suspected that the butterfly effect might allow animals to also gain superpowers but had considered it a small probability; now, however, he was no longer certain.

In his previous life, there definitely weren’t as many animal attacks at this time; well, even if there were, they weren’t likely recorded.

After all, when he collected data in his previous life, it was already the third version; this world had long since perished, with no place to verify the facts.

What’s more, during this time period in his previous life, the world had also been going through a low period in terms of player numbers because there was no Transcendent system. Most players found it boring and preferred to level up in the mid-tier zones.

Among the remaining players, most were casual players or simply wanted to level up modern urban-type skills. Therefore, forum posts were naturally sparse.

But he could be certain that there were no animal attacks, and certainly not on such a frequent scale.

This could also indirectly confirm that during his previous life, the superpower core hadn’t shattered and merged with the star system.

"What’s this, a free-for-all among frosty thousands?"

In the original era of superpowers, only humans possessed them. This time, he worried he’d have to include other plants and animals, and even insects, turning a normal superpower city into a world on the brink of apocalypse.

"Don’t mess up the script for me; I thought about the butterfly effect, but I didn’t expect it to whip up a tornado." Gu Shanhai found this somewhat amusing yet distressing.

However, the Holy Federation was currently reacting quickly, and regions had already begun to cull these dangerous animals.

It was very likely that the original scientific expedition had achieved something, and there might already be research on the reasons behind animals attacking humans.

From what he could see, even if animals awakened to superpowers, as long as they weren’t powerful enough to destroy heavens and obliterate the earth, they were initially no threat; how could they compare to modern technology?

The era of superpowers in his previous life wasn’t built on randomness, but through scientific interventions; thus, everyone could awaken to superpowers without risk and improve their superpower levels further.

Applied to animals, why would they enhance their superpower levels? Their powers were mostly fixed as soon as they appeared.

Some people could control wildfires, while others could only manage the small flames of a lighter. The latter, after taking various superpower potions, could grow to possess the former’s powers.

But animals lacked intelligence; how could they possibly break their own limits and strengthen themselves? Unless they awakened powerful innate abilities from birth, their life’s limits were set.

Awakening an innate lineage to become mythical creatures? That’s nonsense. If ancestors were mythical creatures, they too would have gone extinct.

What’s more, the potions used by humans were unsuitable for animals, as these potions target specific human genes and often require special adjustments, not like beverages that could be consumed carelessly.

Moreover, given the mortality rate associated with awakening, without external intervention, how many animals and plants could survive?

Therefore, he estimated that initially there might be chaos resembling an apocalypse, but after the intermediate period, the Holy Federation would quickly gain control, and these superpowered animals and plants would just become new culinary ingredients and domestications, among other uses.

If these lowly plants and animals were to stage a comeback against all odds, then the only possibility was that these creatures had a so-called destiny. Otherwise, how could a vast civilization lose given all its advantages?

"Checking the time, the massive awakening should also be within these few days. Based on the current situation, the numbers will probably be greater than at the beginning in my previous life."

Logically, it should be three months, but given the current situation, there’s a significant possibility that it might start earlier, and the awakening wave could be more terrifying.

Mortality will be higher, not lower.

The superpower core was likely part of the protective and restrictive measures, ensuring that the superpower radiation wouldn’t become too overwhelming.

Now that this layer of protection was gone, naturally, the risks had increased.

Since his Qi Refining Second Level had improved his perception, Gu Shanhai’s intuition had become more accurate, although it was still somewhat trivial – only occasionally useful, just slightly better than nothing.

Overall, it was still a minor enhancement.

"I wonder when the library will open again. Those rats could have chosen anywhere to go, but had to pass right above my head..." Gu Shanhai expressed his helplessness.

After that incident, the library had closed for renovations, and he was unsure when it would reopen. The last time he went, the books had already been moved, and workers were taking down the ceiling.

During this special period, it wasn’t appropriate for him to casually go out. Given his unique identity, he could only practice in seclusion at home, which was a sort of gain in itself.

As for leaving this world, it was impossible for him; re-entering would require completing a task. Yes, entering once meant being assigned a task, and he could choose not to do it, but the round-trip ticket cost two years of life.

Perhaps the task might be profitable, but it was too hard for him. He wasn’t greedy; he only indulged within limits.

He dared to covet more superpowers because he could create them himself, but he wouldn’t covet He Lingyun’s powerful skills.

His moral baseline, though slightly flexible, also considered costs.

Knock, knock, knock~

The knocking sound came, and Gu Shanhai was puzzled by who could be visiting him at this time.

He then got up and opened the door to see community personnel. The person glanced at Gu Shanhai, ticked off his apartment number on a form, and said, "Be careful recently and don’t go out unless necessary. It seems a wild beast has gone missing nearby. Call the law enforcement if you have any issues."

"Didn’t I hear it was just a basin-sized rat?" Gu Shanhai said, keeping his composure.

"That rat was killed; it seems someone was raising some exotic large lizard, and it got loose. I’m not very clear on the details." The community staff sighed, feeling that things were increasingly chaotic.

"That’s really something..." Gu Shanhai said, but he also thought the large lizard must have already caused quite a few tragedies, otherwise, they wouldn’t have come to warn him.

The rat was dead, which was somewhat beyond his expectations, as he thought it had managed a successful escape.

But that made sense; due to sewer cleaning, the rat couldn’t escape through the sewers. With the noise it made while crossing, it was difficult to remain hidden, so setting a trap based on its anticipated route would easily capture it, essentially walking into its own demise.

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