Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 100 - Peeling Back Layers of Deduction_1
Chapter 100: Chapter 100 Peeling Back Layers of Deduction_1
Chapter 100: Chapter 100 Peeling Back Layers of Deduction_1
You should know, the top two Mutated Beings have reached Third Order.
The difference between Second Stage and Third Order is immense, with combat power typically varying by as much as tenfold.
Moreover, whether it’s the second-ranked Mutated Wolf King or the first-ranked Mutated Crocodile King, they both have their own kind as subordinates.
So from any perspective, Zhang Ji did not believe that the Mutated King Cobra could surpass those two Mutated Beings.
Facing Zhang Ji’s inquiry, Xiao Hua and Li Yongming exchanged glances before Li Yongming finally spoke, “Captain, according to our judgement before, the intelligence of the Mutated King Cobra is higher than that of other Mutated Beings. Do you agree with this?”
Zhang Ji nodded. They were paying attention to the King Cobra because it actually went out of its way to rescue a newly mutated parrot, which clearly indicated it was consciously cultivating its own forces.
This behavior was fundamentally different from that of other Mutated Animals commanding their own kind.
The two are qualitatively different.
Li Yongming continued, “In the past few days, we’ve sent people into the sewers to collect and review videos from various locations, hoping to find clues.”
“We originally thought it was like looking for a needle in a haystack, but unexpectedly, we really found something.”
“Just two days ago, the Mutated King Cobra made its move again.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ji couldn’t help but interject, “How is that possible? I’ve had all sewer entrances and exits guarded, so how did the Mutated King Cobra get in?”
Li Yongming explained, “The Mutated King Cobra didn’t act personally. It was its subordinates, that Mutated Mouse and Mutated Sparrow, we’ve discovered them in the sewer surveillance again.”
Zhang Ji then nodded and asked curiously, “What did they do this time? Did they rescue another Mutated Being?”
Li Yongming shook his head, but he did not answer directly. Instead, he continued, “This time, the Mutated Mouse and Mutated Sparrow that appeared in the video were much larger in size. We suspect that they have both broken through to Second Stage.”
“Both broken through to Second Stage?” Zhang Ji mused, “You mean, the Mutated King Cobra has the ability to rapidly grow and advance its subordinates? Is that why it’s developing its power aggressively?”
“We indeed have such suspicions, but that’s not the main point of our report.”
At this point, Li Yongming turned on the computer screen and opened a video.
“The place they were trying to enter this time is a cell phone store, but because the Second Stage Mutated Mouse had grown much larger, it couldn’t enter through the sewer, so it ultimately pushed open the manhole cover and went over from the street.”
In the video, a Mutated Mouse as big as a Teddy Dog tried to squeeze into a drainpipe but got stuck.
But Zhang Ji wasn’t focusing on the video; he zeroed in on a detail in Li Yongming’s words, “You said they were trying to get into a cell phone store?”
“Yes! Exactly.” Li Yongming nodded and said, “And they took away three chargers and three power banks.”
Zhang Ji: ???
“What did you say?” Zhang Ji asked.
Either he heard wrong, or the other party misspoke.
“Captain, you heard correctly, they took chargers and power banks, and of course I know you must have many questions.”
“In fact, when we first went to investigate, we never considered this possibility. We just thought that the cell phone store might have been harboring some animal that mutated, attracting their visit.”
“But after our questioning, the store’s owner stated that he didn’t have any pets, although on that night, three chargers and power banks had gone missing, and the windows and security nets were damaged.”
“At first, we didn’t believe it. Then we called the criminal investigation department to take a look. They soon found mouse prints on the walls, window sills, and such places.”
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“After detection and reconstruction with instruments, it turned out that the mouse prints did indeed go from the window to the counter and then back again.”
“Even so, we still couldn’t believe that an animal would steal these things.”
“Then, we discovered that from the manhole cover where the mouse emerged to the store, there were three cameras that could have captured it.”
“Two were our road surveillance cameras, and another was the hotel entrance camera across the street.”
“However, when we tried to retrieve the video records, we found that all three cameras had been damaged without exception.”
“What was even more unbelievable was…”
Li Yongming paused here, swallowing before continuing, “All three cameras were damaged precisely at the moment before the Mutated Mouse emerged.”
“What did you say?” Zhang Ji couldn’t stay seated any longer, as he understood what that implied.
His eyes were fixed on Li Yongming, and every slight expression on his face told him this was no joke.
By now, Xiao Hua had also stood up and walked over to the computer, opening another segment of video.
“This is the footage from those three cameras,” Xiao Hua explained.
On the screen, three separate images were displayed, each with a timestamp.
At first, everything appeared normal, but within less than half a minute, all screens went black.
Xiao Hua zoomed in on one of the videos, rewinding it to a moment before the screen went black, then paused right before the darkness ensued.
At this frozen moment, one could see a dark, hook-like object.
Zhang Ji stared intently, saying, “That’s a bird’s beak!”
Xiao Hua nodded, “Right, that’s likely the lookout Mutated Bird.”
“Of course, that’s not the important part. What’s important is that they would deliberately destroy the cameras, showing that the Mutated King Cobra understands the function of these electronic devices.”
Zhang Ji let out a long sigh.
After hearing from Li Yongming that the cameras had been deliberately destroyed, he had already connected the dots, which is why he had such a strong reaction.
Now, the footage on the video was the most compelling evidence.
Zhang Ji continued where Xiao Hua left off, inferring, “Since they understand the function of these electronic devices, it means that the Mutated Mouse’s theft of chargers and portable chargers wasn’t random.”
“The Mutated King Cobra needs these things, which suggests that it possibly possesses a cell phone and knows how to use it.”
“This snake, it’s become sentient!”
