Mia's reaction was like facing a great enemy, so she couldn't blame her for making a fuss. Although energy-type mutation is rare and not many people know about it, it is indeed extremely dangerous. No one who knows this phenomenon dares to underestimate it.

This is a change that even legendary-level powerful people will feel a headache.

Energy-type variation is a biological variation, which refers to the biological variations that the organism lives in an area with extremely high energy concentration for a long time, and is stimulated by environmental energy, and the body produces from the inside to the outside.

High concentrations of energy are a very dangerous thing for organisms. The higher the energy concentration, the greater the destructiveness.

In areas with very high energy concentration, if it is an ordinary animal or a low-level monster, it is difficult to fight against the surrounding high-concentration energy, and it will be killed by the environment within a few minutes. Even high-level monsters, staying in that environment for one or two consecutive days will cause their own energy to be exhausted, and their body will be directly exposed to the environment with high-concentration energy, causing many unknown adverse effects, and in severe cases, they may even die directly.

Therefore, in places like the Mage Tower, ordinary people are strictly prohibited from entering and exiting the magic pool to protect themselves. They often have three people in groups, one person outside and two inside, just to avoid accidents causing casualties.

However, there are always exceptions in everything, that is, energy-type variation.

When organisms are in a high-concentration energy environment, under some special conditions, under long-term stimulation of the environment, there will be a very small chance of special changes. Their bodies will gradually adapt to the energy concentration in the environment, and even in turn swallow the surrounding energy, so that both the energy intensity and the physical strength will undergo leaps and turns.

This is a low-probability creature mutation that only powerful high-level monsters can occur. A weak creature dies before mutation, and the mutation cannot proceed. Only after supporting it for a period of time can there be a chance of mutation.

Some scholars have studied energy-type mutations, and they even considered using energy-type mutations to artificially create high-level powerful people. With the support of some powerful people, these people conducted large-scale experiments. The experimental subjects not only included thousands of monsters of different strengths, but also persuaded some golden-level powerful people to participate, allowing all the test subjects to live in a closed, high-concentration energy environment for a period of time.

However, the result was disappointing. All the monsters under the Golden Level died, and the people and monsters above the Golden Level did not change. It turned out that the energy concentration and physical fitness in their bodies were enough to fight against external energy stimulation. Without a long period of continuous stay, the existing energy concentration was not enough to induce mutations. The higher concentration environment could not be built with existing technology. As for the super long stay, no gold level powerhouse was interested in staying in a closed environment for decades, so the experiment was finally left alone.

Therefore, people can only study energy-type mutations from the unexpected special cases. In the record, every monster that produces energy-type mutations will become stronger, and its strength will be increased by at least one level, causing much greater damage than ordinary monsters.

No one present was stupid. When Militi mentioned the energy-type mutation and combined with the abnormal phenomena in the magic tower, he could only draw the only conclusion.

A monster devoured the energy in the magic pool of the magic tower and underwent an energy-type mutation. The energy fluctuations that everyone felt and the energy visions they saw were actually emitted from the mutation of the monster. Only in this way can we explain why after more than four thousand years, the energy in the magic pool has not been completely lost.

"Wait, something is wrong." The tiger-headed orc Barnett habitually shook the beards on his face and asked in a muffled voice, "Even if it is a monster, there are not many that can live for thousands of years."

"There is a kind of ability called dormancy." Before Militi could answer, Mia explained to her. "World beasts are more powerful than intelligent creatures in many aspects. In special circumstances, they can use dormancy for a long time. Someone once discovered dormant tapeworms in the ruins of the wilderness era. When they were placed in a food-filled environment, they quickly regained their vitality. That was a creature tens of thousands of years ago, and now it is only four thousand years old, and it is not worth surprise."

No one has any questions, and since Militi said it, it means that she has used the manipulated undead to see the mutated monster in the magic pool with her own eyes. The only problem now is...

"Exposureman, what is inside?"

"You won't like it." Militi's proud gaze swept across Shure's face and said with a smile, "Sir, I can answer your question just now. It turns out that spiders can't dig holes, at least they can't, so it was locked in the room of the energy pool and buried in the soil for more than 4,000 years but couldn't escape."

"Damn." Several high-level mercenaries' faces turned pale. Even Yuli, who had always been graceful and elegant, but always called himself an ordinary mercenary, could not keep calm. "It was actually a cave spider."

Some scholars have studied that most intelligent creatures have a natural fear of lower reptiles. The objects of fear are different, but they can basically be attributed to four types of reptiles, spiders, centipedes, worms and snakes. As a representative of one of these types, there are definitely not a few intelligent creatures that feel uncomfortable when facing spiders, at least those mercenaries with a gray face are included.

"Where is the strength?" Shuer and Suff didn't care. "The cave spider is a group creature, and its general strength is only the Black Iron Level, but the nearby nest is..."

"Bronze stairs." Dark added tacitly, "My scouts have counted it."

"Yeah, it's the bronze rank." Xiuer nodded, "If nothing unexpected happens, the one that mutates is the missing person outside thousands of years ago. The strength difference should be small. However, the bronze rank cannot be muted. Since there has been a mutation, we are facing at least a golden rank, and it is a golden rank with extremely destructive power."

"I'm sorry, you guessed it wrong." Militi's smile on her face was a little bitter. "In the future, everyone has the capital to show off to others. Look, I have had close contact with the legendary monster, and it is a legendary monster formed by the energy mutation."

"Are you sure?" Mia asked with a straight face.

"You can use your barren breasts to verify it, and you will know if I am sure." A magical verification method, but at this time everyone has no intention of imagining that legendary monsters are not pleasant creatures, especially legendary monsters that have been hungry for four thousand years. They will definitely not mind enjoying a sumptuous meal delivered to their doorstep.

"How big is the body?" Shuer's question hit the nail on the head. If it was just an ordinary cave spider of sixty or seventy centimeters, the danger would be acceptable, at least its appetite would not be too big. However, this is just a luxury. Energy mutations often occur with their body size, which depends on how much they increase.

"Five and six meters."

It's OK. At least one of the five or six meters spiders is at least the length of their legs and their bodies are not too big, which is just the size of an adult. Although this is already exaggerated, it is not unacceptable.

"You misunderstood. All I'm talking about is the length of the body. It is still sleeping in a group. I can't tell the length of the legs for the time being."

Very good, it's a really pleasant answer. Everyone can already imagine a spider like a hill, patrolling among more than a hundred humanoid spider sacs and choosing the food that night.

"I understand, everyone prepare for the battle." Mia was silent for a while and sighed, "Militi, you are monitoring the target. If there is any sign of waking up, please inform me immediately. Others, give you three minutes to prepare and enter the magic tower in three minutes."

"I object."

The very strange voice is very strange to every high-level mercenary, so everyone thought for a long time before recalling it. This is the voice of the thief who always gives people a nerve-wrenching feeling and exudes a cold air anytime and anywhere. Since joining the team, he has only said one sentence in his introduction for seven days, which is to reveal his name - Friesen. After that, he did not say a word and never communicated with others again.

"We are guards, not hunters. The task you give is to protect the excavation team, not to wipe out the legendary monsters."

It must be admitted that what the thief Friesen said makes sense. The difficulty of protecting the excavation team and destroying the legendary monster is very different. The risks are different and the prices are completely different. His opposition is normal. In fact, it is not just him. Everyone's expressions are somewhat reluctant, and they are obviously not satisfied with Mia's decision.

"Now I am protecting the excavation team." Mia's voice was colder than his. "If this spider is not solved, the excavation team will inevitably be seriously threatened, so my request is not beyond the scope of the mission."

"The Lord said that we should maintain sufficient respect for the unknown, not be arrogant and do foolish actions beyond our own ability. The Lord's words are the truth of the world." Shurgan coughed and drew a circle of his fingers. "For the unknown mutant monsters, it is better to bury the magic tower again. Since we have been sleeping for four thousand years, let it continue to sleep."

"Sadly, the magic tower has been opened and the energy balance within a few kilometers of the surrounding area has been broken. Although we can't feel it, it will definitely have an impact on it, and it will wake up soon."

"It was honest before because the protection of the magic tower was preventing it. Now that it lost its protection, the soil layer of more than ten meters may not be able to stop it. Once it breaks out of the ground, let alone whether we have time to escape. Even if we escape by chance, the Sand City 70 kilometers away will become its best hunting ground. This kind of border town does not have so many strong people to protect. Before a legendary strong man is hired to solve it, how many people do you think will be hunted in the Sand City?"

Shuer spread his hands, although he didn't say it directly, his meaning was already very obvious - what does it have to do with me if he died?

Behind him, Savage bit his lip and gently pulled the corner of Rashul's clothes. The shy female swordsman was considerate and did not openly oppose Shul's idea. She just used small movements that only two people could perceive, to express her dissatisfaction obscurity.

"The reward is doubled, and the corpse of the monster returns to the Green Tower." Mia stared at Shur with a cold face for a long time before saying, "Everyone is the same."

"The Lord said that we should love our own heart, and protect every weak person in need just like we protect our loved ones. The Lord's will is my will, and praise the lightless moon, holy." Shur shook his holy robe, pulled Saf forward with a holy face, and stood next to Mia. "In the name of the holy, in order to protect the civilians of the Sand City, even the legendary monsters, I have no fear."

Where is your face? The high-level mercenaries couldn't help but look at Shuer with admiration. He is worthy of being a senior priest. He can find excuses for his behavior. He has never seen you as shameless.

"Everyone, it's better not to be lucky." Within a few seconds, Shuer had completely changed his position. "Do you really think you can still stay out of it?"

No, we don't think so, it's all you said.

"Yes, before it wakes up, you can indeed choose to throw down the excavation team and escape from here. There is ready-made food here, and it doesn't care about chasing you. You have a great chance of escaping. However, you seem to have forgotten the existence of the underground shelter. If you choose to escape, in order to protect ordinary people, we can only order mercenaries to enter the shelter to take refuge. Although more than a hundred people will be extremely crowded, it can still be done for a few hours. With the mage of the Green Tower strengthening the interior, I think it will be difficult for it to break through the exterior wall of the shelter in a short period of time."

Shuer's voice was calm and soft, but his words made people feel chilled.

"You think, on one side is a hard-to-treat wall, and on the other side are delicious prey that flees alone in the open wilderness. Which side will the hungry mutant spider choose?"

Is this still necessary to ask? Of course, I have to choose the one that is easy to deal with.

"So, I don't object to everyone's evacuation. I just remind you in advance and think about whether you have a good way to avoid becoming prey. If not, I can only wish you good luck, haha, I..."

Suer suddenly couldn't say anything, and his mouth twitched, and he looked at the threatening object expressionlessly. He flew into the sky without even understanding one of his wings, and kept lying on his side comfortably in the air. As for the other, uh, will the hungry spider be interested in a tree? It probably won't be.

"Hey? I'm just a tree. Why do you stare at a tree like this? And it's an unclothed tree? Are you so hungry that you're going to stretch your magic hand towards the plant?" The bark squirmed, revealing Moria's appearance. "What? Evacuate? Yoyo, ah, no, I'm a tree now, buzzing, are you stupid? The tree won't move at all. How could you evacuate? Have you ever seen a tree walking around in slashes?"

Well, I have seen it now.

Shuer suddenly felt a headache. The most difficult thing in the world is the guy with a bad mind, especially more than one such abnormality.

"I'm just an ordinary winged man."

Well, no one said you were not, everyone was too lazy to say it.

"Don't you think the mutation of the monster is interesting?"

I don’t think that only the hopeless desire for exploration in Winged Man will be curious about this kind of thing. We just want it to turn into a corpse as soon as possible.

"Of course I have to stay. How can I not see such an interesting creature?"

Very well, I found out the logic in her words. I was so awesome. Shure finally understood why Mia was always expressionless. If she often deals with such abnormal thinking and does not try to remain indifferent, she will not be crazy for a long time.

But let’s talk about it later whether you are crazy or not. Now with the support of these two people, the ratio of the number of people in the two camps among the high-level mercenaries has reversed.
Chapter completed!