Aderick stood atop a hill with his hands behind his back as he looked down at the valley below. 0

The valley had been transformed completely. 0

All the trees there had been cut down. Even the stumps under the ground had been dug up. There in place of the trees were giant, pupa-like organic structures. 0

The organic structures filled practically the entire valley. A tube-shaped object extended down from the bottom part of every one of the pupa-like structures, connecting with one another like spiderwebs to extend to the other end of the valley. 0

At the other end of the valley was the – much bigger – heart-like organic structure that Aderick used earlier. At present, it had grown even bigger than before. At least several metres in height, it was like a small hill. Every beat would cause the surrounding lands to quake slightly. 0

Above the giant heart was a huge opening. There, countless mutated citizens lined up orderly, moved forward in a file and were devoured by the massive heart. 0

All the tubes beneath the giant pupa-like structures were connected to the massive heart in the end. The tubes moved rhythmically, following the heartbeats of the heart. As the tubes were translucent, it was possible to vaguely see – with the illumination from the sun – fluid flowing through the tubes. 0

Every pupa contracted and expanded slowly, following a certain rhythm. After some time, a pupa would open up and a mutant monster would emerge from it. 0

These monsters had various forms. Compared to the spore-infected mutant citizens in Los Angeles, the monsters that came out from the pupa were not only bigger, but also clearly more flexible. They seemed in possession of a certain level...0