Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 163 - 142: Breakthrough! Fifth Order!_1

Hearing Old Zhang speak like this, the surrounding workers were initially stunned.

Then, as if by agreement, they all looked up at the mutated black crows in the sky, their expressions complex.

In fact, during the more than half an hour they had spent mining, the appearance of mutated insects at Red Rock Mine had occurred more than once.

Some mutated insects like to hide in corners or even burrow underground, making them very difficult to find.

When workers discovered them, it was actually the most dangerous time for themselves.

In this half hour, eight incidents of workers being attacked had already taken place.

Out of these eight, only two people survived; and both of the survivors were seriously injured.

If the pay wasn’t high enough, plus effective promotional work that instilled a sense of mission in these miners, most of them would have probably dropped their baskets and quit long ago.

Even so, everyone worked with trepidation, and under such circumstances, it would have been surprising if work efficiency wasn’t low.

But for this type of situation, the military had no other solution besides increasing the number of patrols.

And now, finally, everyone saw a turn for the better.

After all, even with increased military patrols, whether they could rescue the workers in time was entirely a matter of luck.

Because second-stage mutated insects have a speed that has mostly surpassed that of humans.

Unless soldiers were right beside them, the attacked workers would almost certainly face grim odds.

But these second-stage mutated black crows were different; their burst of speed was terrifying, especially when diving from the sky to attack, they could accelerate further.

Under these circumstances, they could arrive for rescue within at most two seconds, greatly increasing the survival rate for the workers.

"Actually, I’ve always been skeptical about cooperating with these mutated beings, thinking they have ill intentions. Now it seems I was wrong," suddenly a worker spoke out.

The colleague beside him heard this and patted his shoulder, saying, "You can’t exactly say you were wrong; after all, it’s necessary to be cautious, especially towards other species. But for the time being, such cooperation is more beneficial than harmful for us."

"Without their help, who knows how many of us would have died trying to build the defense wall."

The other workers heard this and nodded silently; they had seen these events with their own eyes.

Soon, soldiers and medical staff arrived and after checking Old Zhang’s condition and confirming there was nothing serious, order was swiftly restored at the site.

However, the incident with Old Zhang, as retold by the workers, spread quickly.

And more instances of this nature continued to occur.

In the next half hour, six more similar incidents happened one after another.

Except for one who was slow to react and didn’t run away promptly, resulting in injury, the other five were successfully rescued.

Even the injured one was only bitten once by the mutated insect before being saved by the mutated black crows that arrived shortly after, so it was only a minor injury.

These events also caused the workers bustling about here to have a significantly increased favorability towards the mutated beings.

And this favorable impression reached its peak half an hour later, when the mutated giant panda arrived.

The giant panda stood on the hillside and, "with the help" of the mutated parrot translating, delivered an impassioned speech.

"Hello everyone, I am a representative from Dragon Hall..."

"...This is the style of Dragon Hall; towards allies, our attitude is to provide full assistance..."

"...The above is my promise to you, ensuring everyone can return home safe and sound."

As the mutated parrot finished the last sentence, applause rang out across the entire area.

At this moment, everyone’s mood was joyful and excited.

Ye Feng was no exception.

For he finally saw the Power of Faith beginning to converge upon the Mutated Giant Panda.

Although it was only a mere 5 points of the Power of Faith, it was undoubtedly a good start.

Perhaps in a few days, it would be 50 points, 500 points, or even 5000 points of the Power of Faith.

Next, Ye Feng had the Mutated Giant Panda patrol from one mine to another, giving speeches at each.

At the same time, he brought Du Gulan along to livestream how the animal patrol squad was driving away those Mutated Insects.

All these activities would be broadcast over the internet, spreading throughout Yang City and even starting to go viral.

Of course, Ye Feng only devoted a portion of his attention to the affairs of the Mutated Giant Panda.

For him, more important was continuously accumulating Evolution Points to enhance his own strength.

In a blink of an eye, a whole day had passed just like that.

The Mutated Giant Panda, after a day of efforts to boost its presence, finally saw some results.

It could now gather about 80 points of the Power of Faith per hour.

Why approximately? That was because Ye Feng discovered that the speed at which the Mutated Giant Panda accumulated the Power of Faith varied from time to time.

Clearly, one moment people were shedding tears of gratitude, offering their Power of Faith, but the next moment, they had cast the thought to the back of their minds, causing the Power of Faith to vanish.

This kind of situation was only seen in humans, animals with extremely complex emotions.

As for Ye Feng’s animal subordinates, their thoughts were much simpler, and such fluctuations didn’t occur.

"It seems that fleecing the Power of Faith from humans is still a long and arduous task," Ye Feng couldn’t help murmuring to himself.

Soon, he shifted his focus, because at that moment, he had finally finished allocating Evolution Points.

After spending a day on it, he had increased the length of his Tree Roots from 3090 meters to 3490 meters.

Of course, most importantly, he had accumulated a full 400 Evolution Points and was now ready to break through to the Fifth Order.

"Let’s start then!" Ye Feng took a deep breath and clicked the breakthrough button on the system panel with his mind.

"Ding! Please choose a direction for enhancement."

Without hesitation, Ye Feng directly chose the repair speed which had yet to be enhanced.

As the 400 Evolution Points turned into warm currents and spread throughout his Tree Body, Ye Feng’s aura started to climb steadily.

His Tree Roots, Trunk, Branches, and Leaves all began to grow wildly.

The whole valley started to quake, more violently than any time before.

The Mutated Beings living there became nervous and anxious, and many wanted to flee.

But for some reason, a thick fog had arisen in the valley, reducing visibility to the point where one couldn’t see their own hand in front of their face.

Under these circumstances, most animals lost their way and naturally couldn’t escape.

Even if a rare few luckily made it to the edge of the valley, they would be scooped up by the large Tree Roots and carried back inside.

However, as time passed, the Mutated Animals in the valley noticed there were no other dangers besides the quaking, so they gradually quieted down.

This time, the duration of Ye Feng’s breakthrough was unprecedentedly long.

It took a full 5 hours to complete the breakthrough.

At the moment the breakthrough was complete, Ye Feng felt more powerful than ever before; he immediately opened the system panel to check his updated attributes.