Volume 6: The Twelve Wallfacers Chapter 38 Six Ancient Paintings
The zombies' time lock has been unlocked for 4 days.
The world relaxed from the tense atmosphere, feeling both scared and relieved.
What’s scary is... the zombies outside are too powerful. They are all first-level evolved zombies. Ordinary people have completely lost the ability to fight zombies. Even if they are first-level transcendents, they may fall into the mouths of zombies if they are not careful. Moreover, most of the previous fortifications have become ineffective.
M1 zombies can climb walls, Y1 zombies can fly, and ordinary walls can't stop them. Super high walls and powerful guards are needed to protect the safety of the base.
Fortunately... the zombies have not undergone more horrible changes, and are still within the range that humans can bear. The extraordinary people who awakened early are now at the second level, and can deal with the first-level zombies with ease. Moreover, they will not turn into zombies just by being bitten, so the elite power of mankind can be preserved.
Some of the newly emerging extraordinary people can also grow rapidly under the leadership of the old man. They cannot be the main attacker, but they can cause effective damage to the first-level zombies if they are equipped with the right equipment, just like the special forces in the past dealt with ordinary evolved zombies. Their physical strength is definitely not as good as that of the evolved zombies, but their weapons can break the defense, and they can also counterattack with their wisdom. If they are lucky, several people working together can kill one.
Moreover, because of the meridian practice method announced by Liu Shicai, the practice progress of extraordinary people all over the earth has been greatly accelerated!
The difference in physical data between humans and zombies of the same level is gradually narrowing.
According to the energy experts of Tianluodiwang, if the current trend continues, the average extraordinary strength among humans of the same level will double in half a year!
It is enough for a first-level transcendent to win in a 1v1 battle against a first-level zombie.
And these six months are also crucial six months for the world!
All supernatural organizations agree that the next six months is the best time to eradicate zombies on a large scale!
If more than 90% of the zombies cannot be destroyed, the situation for humanity will be even more severe in the next stage.
Therefore, with the promotion of the Tianluodi Network, the supernatural forces around the world have openly joined forces to share advanced supernatural experiences, explore ancient relics together, and seek common development!
Hundreds of TGD (Team Global Ancient Ruins Exploration) personnel have entered the first ancient ruins they have joined forces with.
Although there were some traps, it was obvious that the owners of the traps did not want to kill them. Instead, they wanted to screen out those who were not strong enough to pass.
He also rescued the two third-level extraordinary people from the Austrian country who were lost inside.
Thus, with the help of a large number of third-order extraordinary people, everyone arrived at a wide hall deep in the ancient ruins.
There are a large number of murals carved around it, as well as some incomprehensible texts.
Liu Shicai's eyes lit up: "Ancient characters! Let's go and take a look!"
The five scholars from Tianluodiwang followed Liu Shicai to analyze the wall with the most ancient characters, while the people from Hydra focused their attention on the murals. They had been preserved in such good condition and with such bright colors that they looked like freshly-made oil paintings after so many years.
Although it is a 2D character, it looks like an artistic old photo, conveying some message...
Smith walked to a painting, stroked it gently and said, "I feel a supernatural power in this painting. This is an ancient painting that has been preserved by supernatural power. What does it mean? Jim, come and take a look!"
Next to him was a bearded professor holding a bright jade in his hand, which emitted a warm light and illuminated the entire painting.
It shows a man wearing animal skins, being pointed at by a half-man, half-fish monster holding a fork, and looking very terrified.
There are many men like this around him, and a human tribe is being invaded by mermaids.
Just laying there, one could feel the sting of the fork about to fall. "What a vivid painting! It shows the man's fear and the power of this monster. This half-man, half-fish monster is a bit like the merman in ancient Greek mythology... The overall composition of this painting highlights the invasion and massacre of humans by the merman race, proving that the humans in the painting are no match for the merman. The whole painting exudes the fear of being dominated by the merman!"
Professor Jim analyzed the painting from the details to the whole, then shook his head, "The blonde girl next to you , please move aside. Let me take a look at this side..."
The jade in Professor Jim's hand illuminated another painting next to it. Several humans, covered in blood, stood on a pile of fish-man corpses. There was no emotion in their eyes, as calm as water.
"Oh my god! This is a comic strip! The person who carved these pictures must want to tell us something... Look at the humans in this picture, they are the ones who were pointed at before. They transformed out of fear and became...gene-locked extraordinary people with emotionless eyes! So they killed all the fishmen and saved their own tribe. This painting should be about the emergence of the first generation of gene-locked extraordinary people. With the crisis of genocide, some people activated this violent power!"
Jim dispersed the people around him and continued to look at the third painting, which was a scene of some people growing from small to large, swelling into giants, and fighting with wild beasts.
The fourth painting: Some wise men with glowing heads are guiding the humans in the tribe to use tools.
The fifth painting: A white human versus an identical black human.
Painting 6: Blank
"Huh? There are obviously traces of carving here, why is there no painting? Has the supernatural power not been preserved?"
There is a location for the sixth painting and traces of chiseling in the wall, but there is nothing above.
Professor Jim was lost in thought. Liu Shicai walked over and said, "The sixth painting may have been erased..."
"Oh? How can you be sure that this wasn't caused by natural changes? You know, this kind of ancient relic has existed for at least hundreds of thousands of years, and the earth's plates have moved many times. It's normal for some accidents to happen, right?"
"Brother Shicai, did you discover anything?"
Liu Shicai nodded: "Indeed, we have. Compared with the research on ancient characters, our Tianluodiwang has the richest reserves. Some time ago, we compared them with the ancient ruins characters that have been developed in other countries, and studied the meanings of many characters. Now we can roughly understand them, but it will take some time to translate them into a complete sentence. Why not listen to Professor Jim's opinion on these five preserved paintings first?"
Professor Jim is a master in archaeology. Liu Shicai's teachers have to respectfully call him "senior". Now he is over 90 years old and is almost half buried in the ground. The Hydra organization has used many means to help old Jim break through to the level of the second-level beginner.
Although he cannot be said to have regained his youth, his physical fitness has been brought back from the brink of death, and he can live another 20 to 30 years. Such talents are the wealth of the entire United States, and they must protect this walking living fossil!
Professor Jim was originally in deep thought, but after hearing Liu Shicai's words, he suddenly realized: "I see...I see...Everyone, what is certain is that these murals are comic strips with related content. The owner of the murals showed us step by step the evolution of human beings at that time."
"The humans in the first painting are very weak. They are far inferior to the invaders in both size and intelligence. They don't even have weapons and can only pick up stones on the ground and throw them. These are the earliest humans. Their opponents, the fishmen, are monsters that made forks. They are strong and have elementary intelligence. It is obvious that humans are no match for them. They are in deep fear and express a desperate mentality!"
"In the second painting, the scene changes, and a small number of humans have slaughtered all the fishmen. The originally weak humans have turned the tables in one fell swoop. Looking at their eyes, they are the same as our first-level gene-locked extraordinary people. This is the initial contact of humans with extraordinary power, and the power stimulated by the crisis of genocide!"
"In the third painting, humans have become proficient in using gene locks and have entered the second stage of change. They even dare to fight against huge beasts, which shows the progress of human power!"
"The fourth painting shows the people with glowing heads. They have unlocked the third-order gene lock. Their wisdom has been greatly improved. They have begun to lead their people in building their homeland!"
"The fifth painting is the most abstract. People on the ground are looking up at the sky in surprise. Two identical people, one black and one white, are fighting. This painting must be related to the fourth-order gene lock! The two people in the sky should have activated the fourth-order gene lock, but I don't know... why they look the same and are fighting again? Could it be a foreshadowing of how we can enter the fourth order?"
Jim shook his head. He had no idea about the fourth-order extraordinary people. He continued, "The sixth painting, from the marks on the stone, has been carved, but I don't know why there are no bright patterns. However... from the marks of carving on the edge, it can be seen that this painting is not complicated. The pattern inside should be relatively simple, unlike the previous pictures, which show the background, main characters, and mental state!"
"To sum up, these paintings show us that ancient humans...really existed! They may have once...developed an extremely powerful extraordinary civilization!"
After Professor Jim finished speaking, everyone could hardly suppress their surprise!
This is the first time that I have seen such vivid paintings in ancient ruins, showing the origin of extraordinary humans. It contains a lot of information, including clothing, technology, monsters, geographical environment, physiological structure, etc.
If we analyze it carefully, we will definitely be able to better restore and deduce the living conditions of ancient humans.
But the meaning of the murals has basically been explained by Professor Jim.
Everyone was talking about it in their own country's team.
"Myths...are not necessarily lies. Those gods may have really existed. They were powerful extraordinary beings in the past!"
"The original human race was already so strong, why did they become extinct?"
"What happened during the time when humans had a break?"
"I think it has something to do with the 150ml of missing brain capacity. I always feel like something is missing in my brain..."
"Lack of nerves?"
"What Fuck?"
Mary Gill of the Kangaroo Fist Organization asked, "Shicai Liu, you said that the sixth painting was erased by someone. Is there any explanation?"
At this time, the five Tianluodiwang researchers behind him took out a translated text and gave it to Liu Shicai.
"The answer is in the words on the wall!"
Liu Shicai put down the text and carefully felt the space around him. "Do you feel a strange force enveloping this place?"
Hydra Smith frowned: "There is another mechanism?"
"No... it's not a mechanism, but a kind of familiar power. This feeling... is like returning to the arms of your parents. Close your eyes and feel it!"
Everyone was stunned, then closed their eyes for a moment, "It seems... there is a little peace of mind!"
"I don't feel anything!"
"I was abandoned by my parents when I was young. I don't know what that feels like. Come on, Professor Liu, tell us what those damn ancient characters are saying. Stop wasting time. You Chinese are too inefficient!"
However, most people felt a strange power that made them not feel afraid even underground.
Liu Shicai continued, "Professor Jim's explanation was very thorough. It's basically the same as my opinion. Our people just translated the text at the end. It says... a letter!"
"A letter? From whom?"
"He wrote it for us!"
"us???"
Everyone was shocked!
A letter from ancient humans to modern humans?
"Don't keep us in suspense, Mr. Liu, tell us quickly," Smith could not help but urge. Look how happy their old professor Jim is.
Liu Shicai took the paper and read: "Under my witness, humans have gone from being small ants that can be bullied by all races to relying on their own unique strength, gradually becoming stronger and standing at the top of the world!"
"I have seen too much blood and killing over the years and have become numb, but victory will eventually come!"
"We are hailed as the most intelligent race, worshipped and worshipped by all races!"
"The power of offerings makes us stronger, so strong that we can see things we couldn't see before!"
"So...those people went crazy!"
"They invited me to join the plan, but I'm not crazy, I won't leave my people!"
“Maybe we the opponents will win, maybe they who claim to be God will win!”
"Future humans, if you experience a time when you cannot unlock supernatural powers...they will win!"
"But... I believe that you will find the power that belongs to our race again. Since you have passed the mechanism in front of me, it proves that in the end... I am right. I left something for you, hoping that you can resist the power they erased!"
When Liu Shicai read this, the extraordinary power on the mural in the hall suddenly gathered together and formed a picture in the center!
Jim exclaimed, "Oh my God! This could be the missing sixth painting!"
The painting shows a god high above, looking down with indifference at the people who are worshipping below.
The painting looked like a real scene. Everyone felt that the god depicted on it was awe-inspiring without even getting angry. A strong pressure instantly pressed down on everyone, as if looking at it again would be disrespectful and they would be killed by him with a single thought!
The common people below were so ignorant and fearful that it gave people a pitiful feeling.
The crowd didn't have time to take a closer look.
"boom!"
The sixth painting spontaneously combusted.
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment...
