TL: Moonlit

Xiao Hen was deployed in the Third District. All the high-ranking officials were present, attending an emergency meeting. Suddenly, Xiao Hen stood up and walked to the window, looking outside. He felt the overwhelming aura of a high-level zombie released by Wen Qingling…

Wen Qingling rarely released his aura unless he was in danger or extremely angry. Within this central mega-city, Xiao Hen didn’t believe that anyone could pose a threat to Wen Qingling. The only possibility was anger!

To provoke this emotionally detached little zombie, this person must have some ability.

And when Wen Qingling got angry, trouble was bound to follow.

Xiao Hen said, “I’m going out. You guys continue.”

Xiao Jiang was dissatisfied, “Where are you going?! What could be more important than dealing with the First District at a time like this?!”

Xiao Hen replied, “This matter is much more important than the First District.”

Xiao Hen stood at the window, turned his head to Kui Bao No. 2, who was already dressed, and said, “Xiao Er, stay here and follow Xiao Lao Tou.”

Before Xiao Jiang could get angry, Xiao Hen had already jumped out of the window.

All the high-ranking officials were frightened and rushed to look. Xiao Hen had already disappeared into the pitch-black night.

Xiao Jiang was so angry that he pounded the table, but suddenly, his calf was grabbed. He lowered his head and met a pair of crimson eyes.

Xiao Jiang: “…”

This wasn’t a baby, definitely not a baby!

He had seen it with his own eyes. This little guy had bitten someone’s face, covered in blood!

Xiao Hen swiftly moved through the dark night, searching for Wen Qingling’s whereabouts.

Wen Qingling carried Hua Fei and headed towards the Fourth District.

The Fourth District was also in chaos. Wen Qingling threw Hua Fei onto the street, and despite her attempts, she couldn’t get up. It was as if she had been crushed by a thousand-pound boulder, unable to stand.

Wen Qingling’s voice was wrapped in psychic energy, spreading throughout the entire Fourth District.

“Hua Fei of the Fourth District, you attacked me and my friends and ambushed my pet. Now, I’m going to annihilate this district. I assume you have no objections, right?”

Everyone in the Fourth District: “…”

The survivors hiding in their homes and afraid to go out secretly looked through the window cracks, thinking they were dreaming. On such a terrifying night, it must be a dream. Someone actually said they were going to wipe out the Fourth District. What else could it be if not a dream? It must be a dream, and when they woke up, everything would be over.

The soldiers and ability users of the Fourth District, who were cleaning up the Undead and zombie slaves, were all curious and looked around, not understanding the source of the voice.

Hua Feiyan, who was hiding in her home and dared not go out, cursed at the sky, “Who’s this lunatic?! Talking big, not afraid of choking on their own words!”

The command center of the Fourth District, all the high-ranking officials, looked towards Hua Jiang.

“General, what’s going on?” They heard Hua Fei’s name.

Hua Jiang frowned and scolded the air, “Who are you, speaking with such arrogance, saying you’re going to wipe out my Fourth District? Who do you think you are?!”

Wen Qingling: “Seems like there are no objections.”

Everyone: “…”

The ground suddenly trembled, and outside, screams rose one after another. Hua Jiang quickly walked to the window and took a glance outside. He saw many people in the building rushing out and then freezing in place.

They exchanged a glance and quickly walked out to see what was happening.

When they reached the ground floor and stood in an open space, they were equally stunned by the scene before them.

Around the Fourth District, walls rapidly rose, surpassing the height of most buildings. Once they reached a certain height, they stopped ascending and started expanding horizontally. When they encountered buildings that exceeded the height limit, they could only seal them off individually. The light above grew dim, blocking the moonlight, and the expansion continued…

The entire Fourth District was plunged into panic.

Hua Jiang suddenly realized that they were trying to seal off their entire Fourth District within this space!

Hua Jiang struggled to find his voice, “Who are you? What have we, the Fourth District, done to offend you?”The sound of propellers grew louder as the flying squadron discovered the danger and sent people to rescue Hua Jiang and the others.

“Generals, to the rooftop, quickly!” The soldiers escorted them as they ran towards the rooftop. After a few steps, they heard shouts of alarm. When they turned around, they saw shadows rising from the ground, entangling the helicopters and pulling them down.

If he could let them escape, then Wen Qingling wouldn’t be called Wen Qingling.

“What do you want to do?!” Hua Jiang couldn’t contain his anger.

Wen Qingling casually replied, “Kill all of you.”

Everyone: “…”

The construction of the ceiling accelerated, and the majority of the Fourth District was already engulfed in darkness. The area where the moonlight could be seen grew smaller and smaller. All the people in the Fourth District could only watch helplessly as the last ray of moonlight disappeared completely.

The entire Fourth District was completely shrouded in darkness!

This massive disturbance alarmed the entire Central Metropolis, and personnel were immediately dispatched from various districts to investigate at the fastest speed.

Helicopters took off one after another, and when they saw the scene, they were almost scared out of the sky.

The Fourth District was gone…

No, the Fourth District had turned into flat ground…

No, the Fourth District had been sealed off!

Sitting cross-legged in the smooth and level Fourth District, there was a person.

This eruption consumed a lot of Wen Qingling’s wood-based abilities. He was currently resting and absorbing some beast crystals to replenish his energy.

The purple beast crystal given to Wen Qingling by Xiao Hen, which was the size of a football, was held in his hand. The energy inside it was extremely violent and powerful, which Wen Qingling greatly enjoyed.

Helicopters hovered above the Fourth District, and before the pilots could say anything, a voice appeared in their minds, “This area has been sealed off. If you don’t want another district to be sealed, it’s best not to provoke me.”

All the pilots: “…”

What the f*ck kind of sealing off is this?! Is this how your family seals things off?!

Wen Qingling was annoyed by the noise from the helicopters. Just as he was about to give a warning, Xiao Hen suddenly appeared beside him.

He looked around and saw nothing but a smooth “wooden floor.” The Fourth District had disappeared.

Xiao Hen: “…”

Beams of light shot toward Wen Qingling and Xiao Hen in the air. Xiao Hen was afraid that these helicopters would disturb Wen Qingling, so he quickly gestured for them to leave and not linger here.

Many people in the Central Metropolis knew Xiao Hen. In the current unknown situation, they didn’t dare to act rashly and could only leave first and wait to see what happened.

Finally, the silence returned to their ears. Xiao Hen sat down beside Wen Qingling and asked, “What happened? How did the Fourth District anger our City Lord? Tell me, so we can beat them together.”

Wen Qingling glanced at him and said, “Are you here to plead?”

“Of course not.” Xiao Hen decisively denied, “I just want to know how they offended you.”

Wen Qingling said seriously, “Madness is contagious. To prevent the entire metropolis from going mad, I decided to seal off the Fourth District.”

Xiao Hen: “…”

That’s really a big move.

No one knows better than him how protective Wen Qingling is. This is like poking a hornet’s nest and deliberately provoking his anger.

Xiao Hen tried to calm him down, saying, “Alright, don’t be angry. Since it’s sealed, let them reflect inside for now.”

Xiao Hen knew that Wen Qingling only sealed off the Fourth District and didn’t intend to kill them all. Otherwise, there would be no need to go through the trouble of sealing it off; he could just eliminate them directly.

In all the time he has known Wen Qingling, Xiao Hen has never seen him ruthlessly kill innocent people. Moreover, the Fourth District is populated mostly by innocent civilians. Wen Qingling wouldn’t do such a thing.

Seeing Wen Qingling holding the purple beast crystal in his hand, Xiao Hen couldn’t help but chuckle. When his temper flared up, he didn’t care about his own energy consumption during the day and simply sealed off the Fourth District. Now that he felt the strain from using his abilities, he was replenishing his energy with the beast crystal. Truly, he was something else.

Xiao Hen asked, “How is the beast crystal working for you?”

Wen Qingling replied, “The energy is abundant, it’s great.”Xiao Hen said, “This is the first time I’ve encountered a beast crystal of this color.”

Wen Qingling glanced at him nonchalantly, “You should be glad you haven’t encountered one before, otherwise, you would have long been dead.”

If Xiao Hen were still a simple human ability user, he would have no chance of defeating this evolved corpse tiger beast.

Xiao Hen raised an eyebrow and asked, “Do you know the level of this evolved corpse tiger beast?”

Wen Qingling answered, “It’s simple. You can determine it based on the strength of the corpse beast and the color of the beast crystal.”

Wen Qingling continued, “The beast crystals of ordinary corpse beasts are about the size of a ping-pong ball, and they are gray in color. The more common evolved corpse beasts have blue beast crystals, roughly the size of an adult’s fist, and they are stronger than ordinary corpse beasts. The evolved corpse tiger beast you encountered is different from other evolved corpse beasts in terms of size, combat power, and beast crystal. It can engage in a prolonged battle with you. Its strength should be below that of an eighth-level evolved body zombie but above a sixth-level evolved body zombie.”

Wen Qingling added, “Based solely on the color of the beast crystal, gray is ordinary, blue is primary, purple is intermediate. There are definitely higher-level or more powerful evolved corpse beasts above that.”

Xiao Hen nodded, having no objections to Wen Qingling’s classification.

Human attention is focused on zombies, and the interest in corpse beasts is far less compared to zombies. So while zombies have levels, esper abilities have levels, the level of corpse beasts is still unknown… Of course, verifying the level of corpse beasts is not easy; it often results in heavy casualties, and their numbers are few. It’s considered lucky to encounter even one evolved corpse beast, but it’s also a disaster.

Wen Qingling said, “Go and check on Mi Yan and Luo Fengjue, give them some medicine.”

Xiao Hen asked, “How long do you need?”

Wen Qingling looked at the large beast crystal in his hand and replied, “Not sure. You can take the people to the Third District.”

Rescuing people is a priority, so Xiao Hen didn’t stay for long and went to find Mi Yan and Luo Fengjue.

Wen Qingling continued to absorb the beast crystal to replenish his abilities.

Xiao Hen headed towards the location Wen Qingling mentioned, encountering zombie-like creatures along the way and dealing with them effortlessly. After rescuing Mi Yan and Luo Fengjue, he planned to immediately return to the Third District and inform Xiao Jiang about the situation in the Fourth District, ensuring they wouldn’t panic and cause any problems.

The incident in the Fourth District is significant, and it will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the other districts. Chaos must be avoided at all costs.

Xiao Hen’s speed was fast as he passed through one street after another. He inadvertently turned his head and unexpectedly noticed several small flying insects following him. Those insects resembled bees but were larger, with decaying and damaged wings and abdomen. They were clearly not normal insects.

Xiao Hen suddenly stopped in his tracks, and the densely packed swarm of flying corpse insects finally caught up to him, covering him in a black mass.

At this moment, Xiao Hen desperately needed Ji Rong’s fire attack.

He disappeared from the original spot, not believing that these flying corpse insects also possessed the ability to teleport.

Xiao Hen kept disappearing one after another until he finally discovered Da Bai’s whereabouts.

Da Bai’s injuries had already healed, and it was guarding by the car, not allowing anyone to approach. It fiercely swatted away the approaching corpse slaves and disdainfully shook its paw. When it saw Xiao Hen approaching, Da Bai immediately let out a “meow.”

Mi Yan and Luo Fengjue were in the car, both infected with the zombie virus. The flying corpse insects carried the virus, and a single sting could lead to infection, especially since they were under siege.

Xiao Hen opened the car door, took a glance, and saw that their consciousness was still intact. He handed two detoxification potions to Luo Fengjue and said, “Detoxification potions, drink them to detoxify.”

Luo Fengjue didn’t hesitate and drank one for himself, then fed one to Mi Yan.

When the pain subsided, Mi Yan cursed loudly, “Is that woman crazy? How big of a grudge does she have?!”

Xiao Hen replied, “Indeed, it’s not normal.”

Xiao Hen bypassed them and prepared to start the car. He felt the ground shaking, and his first thought was that Wen Qingling was using a powerful attack. However, he quickly dismissed the idea because the vibrations were coming in their direction, accompanied by an intimidating pressure.

Xiao Hen slammed the car door shut and said to Luo Fengjue, “You drive to the Third District, quickly!”

In the darkness, a massive black shadow was already charging toward them. Xiao Hen slapped the roof of the car and urged, “Faster!”

The detoxification potion hadn’t fully taken effect, and Luo Fengjue’s reactions were a bit slow. Xiao Hen had already seen what was approaching—an enormous polar bear, half-decayed!

Da Bai’s fur stood on end, and it let out a fearful “meow,” crouching on the car roof like a pancake. It anxiously scratched at the roof, urging the driver to accelerate before being squashed into a meat pie.

The car finally started, and Xiao Hen rushed forward, blocking the massive polar bear that was charging at them!

Xiao Hen drew his sword mid-air and slashed at the polar bear. However, the polar bear was incredibly strong, and when the blade clashed with its sharp claws, Xiao Hen was effortlessly sent flying, crashing through a wall.

“Damn it! What the hell is that thing?!” Mi Yan crouched by the rear window, his whole being on the verge of exploding. “Turn around! Let’s run over that damn creature!”

Luo Fengjue stepped on the gas pedal fiercely, speeding up. “We can’t kill that monster by ramming into it. We might end up killing ourselves!”

Mi Yan yelled, “Xiao Hen is Lingzi’s friend! We can’t just watch him die!”

Luo Fengjue shouted as well, “What can we do by rushing in like this? Besides being cannon fodder, we’re useless!”

Mi Yan angrily kicked the back of the seat. “Where is Lingzi?!”

“I don’t know! If Xiao Hen is in danger, Qingling will definitely come to the rescue! Let’s focus on protecting ourselves and not make things worse!” Luo Fengjue rammed into a zombie, nearly sending Da Bai on the car roof flying. Da Bai let out a “meow,” warning the driver to be careful.