The colossal beast stood over thirty meters tall, roughly equivalent to a twelve-story building. Its massive body was covered in bulging muscles, with rugged lines crisscrossing its entire form, radiating an overwhelming sense of power. Its rough, thick hide resembled heavy armor plating, while powerful legs supported its enormous frame. Its head bore some resemblance to the king of prehistoric beasts—the Tyrannosaurus Rex—but was larger, with a bigger mouth and more massive sharp teeth, making it even more ferocious and terrifying.

The upper body had two claws that appeared small only in comparison to the beast's massive size. Visually they seemed diminutive, but in reality each giant claw was larger than the Large Black Bull!

The beast's tail swung lightly, striking a wall. The concrete brick wall couldn't withstand the impact, cracking with a thunderous sound before collapsing in a heap. On its back grew a pair of enormous fleshy wings, resembling both wings and giant fish fins—as if Godzilla had grown wings, or like the mythical beast that could transform into a giant fish when entering the sea and a colossal bird when soaring to the sky. It exuded the aura of an apex predator, both dangerous and deadly.

The Large Black Bull couldn't stop its momentum, crashing into the giant beast's calf. The bull's horns stabbed into the beast's hide, leaving only faint marks without drawing a single drop of blood, causing no actual injury.

The prehistoric beast that shouldn't exist in this world spoke in human language, "Insect! Is this the power you're so proud of?"

"It's simply... too weak!"

Roar!

The beast's roar shook the heavens, shattering nearby windows.

The Large Black Bull trembled, the prehistoric beast's aura making him feel a primal fear originating from his very bloodline, as if all strength had been drained from his body.

"How is this possible! How can you transform too! What exactly have you transformed into!"

Old Liu knew perfectly well that such a creature had never appeared on Blue Star—this was a being that shouldn't exist in this world!

It did share some similarities with Godzilla.

Thinking this, Old Liu felt panic rising in his heart.

Could someone really transform into Godzilla?

The prehistoric beast raised its foot, preparing to stomp on the Large Black Bull.

The Large Black Bull turned and ran, but the gap between them was too vast. Though Li Xuan's transformed prehistoric beast appeared massive and slow, its actual speed wasn't sluggish at all.

The Large Black Bull cried out in terror, "Don't kill me! It's all that woman's fault! She's the one targeting you!"

Crack~

The giant claw descended without hesitation.

Under the combined force of tremendous power and terrifying weight, the Large Black Bull's sturdy bones shattered like potato chips, easily breaking and deforming as flesh twisted and compressed together.

The giant claw landed, causing the ground to tremble slightly while large amounts of blood spilled out.

Sister Lan staggered backward, swallowing hard as she stared fixedly at the blood on the ground. Her spirit seemed scattered, unable to believe what she had witnessed.

The Old Liu she depended on was dead. Among the first batch to awaken supernatural abilities, transformed into a powerful black bull, far stronger than A Yun—Old Liu had died just like that.

Without any resistance or struggle, simply crushed to death.

"No, why would Old Liu die? Old Liu awakened supernatural abilities, he was chosen by heaven as one of the lucky ones!"

She suddenly looked up, "Li Xuan! Let's cooperate! Let's build the largest sanctuary in North River together! Your abilities combined with my brains! We will definitely succeed!"

"You're not worthy."

The prehistoric beast swung its tail, sending Sister Lan's slender body flying. She crashed hard into a concrete wall, ribs breaking, chest collapsing, internal organs turning to mush—certain death.

After completing everything, the prehistoric beast rapidly shrank, transforming back into human form.

The weakness of human form made Li Xuan uncomfortable for a moment. When transformed into the prehistoric beast, he felt capable of shattering everything before him. By comparison, human form felt far too feeble.

Haa~

Li Xuan took a deep breath, suppressing the discomfort in his heart. Using transformation abilities consumed some stamina. Fortunately, his transformation hadn't lasted long, so the stamina drain wasn't excessive, leaving him with enough strength to escape.

Quickly gathering some water and food, picking up the Large Machete, he mounted the electric bike, twisted the handle, and rapidly departed.

The commotion from the transformation had attracted nearby zombies. Signs of zombies were already visible on the streets, moving toward him.

Using the electric bike's maneuverability, Li Xuan weaved left and right, avoiding zombies as he headed toward the café.

At this stage, zombies had just mutated. Their movement speed wasn't fast, and their strength was only slightly greater than normal humans—not by much. They represented the initial version, the weakest phase, where any normal adult male with a long weapon could take on a zombie one-on-one.

But the most terrifying aspect of zombies was never their individual combat power—it was their horrifying infectiousness. Once bitten or scratched, zombification became irreversible, quickly turning victims into mindless, flesh-addicted walking corpses.

Apart from their head weakness, zombies had no other fatal points. They could continue moving even with severed limbs or hollowed-out internal organs. Only when their numbers increased, forming zombie hordes, would the true horror of the apocalypse emerge.

Next street over

A man and woman were running for their lives, pursued by several zombies. The noise from their running attracted even more zombies.

"What the hell! I think I saw a dinosaur! A huge dinosaur!" A Yun exclaimed while running.

Among dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurus Rex's image was deeply ingrained in people's minds, appearing in movies, animations, comics, and other media. Almost any work involving dinosaur themes inevitably featured the T-rex.

The moment A Yun saw the dragon-like head, he recognized it as a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The apocalypse arriving was already fantastical enough, but now prehistoric dinosaurs were appearing too?

The world had gone completely mad!!

Bai Lengning breathed heavily, her chest burning with a metallic taste deep in her throat.

She was reaching her limit and couldn't run much longer.

Bai Lengning's eyes darted around, scanning left and right, "I can't go on."

A Yun grew anxious, grabbing Bai Lengning's wrist, "Come with me! There's a café here that should be pretty empty at this time!"

Fewer customers meant fewer zombies, which meant greater safety.

The two hurried forward. Before entering, Bai Lengning glanced up at the sign.

[Honey Deer Café]

She vaguely remembered—a café opened by a college student. Rumor had it they didn't sell a single cup of coffee on opening day, not because of poor location, but because the student forgot to remove the "Under Renovation, Coming Soon" sign. Someone had filmed it and posted on Douyang, getting over a hundred thousand likes. She happened to have seen it.

Entering, A Yun casually picked up a chair, nervously scanning the area. He found no people and no signs of zombies.

"Close the door!"

Bai Lengning quickly closed the door, locked it from inside, then collapsed onto the floor, breathing heavily to recover her strength.

A thought involuntarily surfaced in her mind, "I remember Li Xuan was on that road."

A Yun nodded, "Right, that's the road A Yun takes home."

After calming down slightly, Bai Lengning proposed a theory, "Could it be that someone transformed into a dinosaur? Dinosaurs are a type of animal too."

"Possible. If you're right, the person who got dinosaur transformation ability is incredibly lucky. I can only turn into a rooster, while that person can become a Tyrannosaurus Rex?" A Yun said.

Both Tyrannosaurus Rex and chicken were animals, but the difference between them was like heaven and earth.

Though there was a theory that dinosaurs were ancestors of chickens, if transformation abilities offered choice, who would willingly choose to become a chicken?

"And did you notice? That T-rex was especially huge, taller than a ten-story building. Were T-rexes actually that tall?"

"Maybe? Weren't T-rexes in movies always gigantic?"

Bai Lengning fell silent for a moment, "Could the person who transformed into a dinosaur be Li Xuan?"

"Impossible." A Yun's brows furrowed slightly, perhaps out of rejection—he didn't want to believe Li Xuan could transform into a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Mainly because he had finally gained Bai Lengning's favor. Now she needed him, and they might have a future together. If Li Xuan could transform into a T-rex, Bai Lengning might not need him anymore, but would instead need Li Xuan.

He desperately wanted Bai Lengning to need him, so he might have a chance to win the beauty's heart.

"Well, you're right. If Li Xuan could transform into a dinosaur, he would have done so back at the museum. Must be coincidence." Bai Lengning nodded.

Deep down, she also didn't want to believe Li Xuan could transform into a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Simply because she had chosen A Yun over Li Xuan—she couldn't accept that she might have chosen wrong.

Though she said this, Bai Lengning still felt a faint unease in her heart.

Creak~

A faint door opening sound echoed.

Both their hairs stood on end, a chill shooting from their tailbones to the crowns of their heads, goosebumps rising all over.

Zombies?

Bai Lengning instinctively moved back, putting A Yun in front of her.

Gulp~

A Yun swallowed hard, feeling both fear and happiness that Bai Lengning was hiding behind him.

He was needed!

"Lengning, don't be afraid. With me here, one or two zombies won't hurt you!" A Yun boasted, though his palms were sweaty and his arms trembled slightly.

Thump thump~

The sound grew closer.

A Yun stared intently ahead, fine sweat beads appearing on his forehead. Bai Lengning prepared to flee.