I Became An Acre Of Haunted Land - Chapter 30

Chapter 30 Some People…

“After the recovery of spiritual energy, everything became abnormal.”

“Be it ordinary people or those wild creatures, they more or less mutated in this change.” “A ferocious beast that surpasses the limits of living beings has the ability to mobilize spiritual energy. These have already become reality.”

“With the current military strength, it’s getting harder to deal with.”

“Do you know, Chief Luo? The military previously discovered a mutated centipede in the northwest territory that’s 20 meters long. An entire battalion of soldiers was mobilized and equipped with the most advanced weapons in the world, long-range artillery and air support. But do you know the final outcome?”

“In the end, the centipede was destroyed?”

“Destroyed? Heh, if only we could destroy it.”

“Half of the soldiers in a battalion sacrificed themselves in that confrontation. More than half of the artillery was destroyed by the mutated centipede, and the armored troops were torn apart like paper in front of it. In the end, the centipede saw that we were getting more and more reinforcements and directly burrowed into the forest and escaped!”

“It escaped? They mobilized so many people, but they couldn’t even destroy a centipede?” Chief Luo asked in shock.

“It’s an esper,” Major Lan added gently.

“Last week, a black bear 15 meters tall appeared in a town of 10,000 or so people in Daxing Ridge in the north. After wreaking havoc in the town, it swaggered away, leaving that town deserted.”

“Until now, we haven’t been able to send anyone over to resolve it because of manpower.”

“The power produced by this recovery of spiritual energy is no less than that of the Third World War.”

Major Lan threw out a piece of heavy news.

“Is it that serious?”

“It could be worse than we thought.”

“Chief Luo, as an esper, can’t you feel it?” “Feel what?”

“The so-called spiritual energy is getting thicker and thicker. As the concentration of spiritual energy increases, the strength you can control will also become stronger.”

Major Lan’s words were meaningful.

“I heard that the water-type superpower released by a Level 6 esper at the Exceptional Level resulted in a tsunami no weaker than a Level 12 typhoon. Furthermore, the commotion he caused previously only toppled a building, right?”

“That’s right.” Chief Luo nodded, acknowledging Major Lan’s statement.

It was Wu Daxiong who had caused such a commotion. After Xiao Luming returned from the capture mission, he had already written a detailed mission log that Chief Luo had already read.

“We still don’t know the reason for the recovery of spiritual energy. The strength of humans are increasing, but so is the strength of ferocious beasts. In order to deal with the increasingly serious situation, the country’s higher-ups, the military, scientists, and others are all thinking of ways to stabilize the situation. Be it the ferocious beasts in the suburbs or the espers who have become more and more powerful, they’re not allowed to disobey the country’s will.”

Major Lan changed the topic to talking about espers.

“Have you heard of the United Country’s Sentinel Project?”

“Sentinel? I’ve heard of it! Are we going to do it too?” Hearing this, Chief Luo was shocked and hurriedly asked.

The Sentinel Project had been proposed by Trask, founder of the Trask Industry. It was a new kind of artificial intelligence robot that mimicked paranormals. They could learn the unique abilities of espers and had a certain level of intelligence that allowed them to figure out how to cooperate and look for weaknesses to attack.

The original intention of the plan was to eliminate those unruly mutants, or as they were used to being called in the country, espers.

In order for the plan to go smoothly, Trask Industry had secretly captured countless people for research.

In the end, it aroused the hostility of other espers and spread to cause a march. Under the protest of the people, they went bankrupt.

Could it be that the country planned to use the espers…

“The direction of the Sentinel’s plan is wrong. Instead of thinking about dealing with the wild beasts, they actually targeted the country first.”

“To be honest, it’s hard for me to understand what they’re doing on their side.”

“But the launch of the Sentinel Project also gave us inspiration.”

“With the current level of technology, we can completely make bionic intelligent ferocious beasts and use these machines to fight against the big guys who are becoming more and more threatening.”

“The country has already allocated huge sums of money to this area. And now, it’s beginning to bear fruit.”

“Don’t you think this crocodile is too fierce to attack? The first batch of results is about to be released from the factory for inspection. You can try it then.”

Major Lan was still smiling, as if he was not following Chief Luo’s thoughts.

Ever since the Sentinel Project had been proposed, it had been targeted at espers. Although Major Lan had not said if the plan that had inspired them would be used on mutants, he had come to an understanding through this communication.

Would the country target these espers more strictly? Would espers be able to live safely in the city in the future? Would it have a greater impact if a powerful esper organized a rebellion?

Chief Luo had a hundred questions in his head, but at the moment, he was a little distracted.

“Chief Luo, do you think it’ll work?”

Looking at the distracted Chief Luo, Major Lan could not help but raise his voice slightly and continue to ask.

At this moment, although Major Lan’s voice was still gentle, it already sounded cold to Chief Luo.

He was also an esper, and although he was from the military and was naturally loyal to the military, he was a little flustered when it came to this aspect.

Unlike the cold machines in the army, he had his ideas and his aspirations.

However, he also knew very well that the country would never allow some powerful espers or ferocious beasts to go beyond their control. For example, in the current crisis, why would the military not send troops to help? That was because in the eyes of the military, this matter was still manageable, and the Jiangnan City government could completely control it.

If they could not control it, the result would only be…

“Ah, since Major Lan can help us resolve our current predicament, we naturally agree.”

“I’ll arrange for someone to receive it immediately and then undergo some lessons.”

As if he had suddenly woken up, Chief Luo quickly nodded in compliance. “Don’t worry too much. The country still values these espers who are waiting to be deployed. However, some people…” Major Lan sighed softly, as if to imply something