"Think about it," Fang Zhiyi said, pointing at his head. "If you were an ordinary person brutally murdered, and your killer went unpunished, what could you do?"
"But, isn't that a matter for the Guard? As long as it's reported to the Guard..." Zhou Hao was still somewhat conflicted.
Fang Zhiyi smiled. "Ever since the anomalies invaded, the word 'fairness' has existed in name only. Otherwise, why would some people live in the dangerous wilderness while others live in heavily fortified safe zones?"
"The rule of law and fairness are built upon a stable environment."
Li Fei suddenly noticed two crooked rows of round holes on the twisted anomaly's arm. They were burn marks left by cigarette butts from when it was alive, only now they had grown larger and looked even more disgusting.
It wasn't until those students had died a tragic death that Fang Zhiyi finally grabbed the edge of the eaves with one hand, executed an agile flip, and landed steadily in front of the anomaly. The twisted anomaly had a terrifying face and was turning its head to admire its own masterpiece. Seeing Fang Zhiyi voluntarily step in front of it, it roared and lunged forward.
The two anomalies, one black and one white, finally moved. In a mere flash, they appeared by Fang Zhiyi's side.
"You have taken your revenge, and now it is time for your punishment," Fang Zhiyi said softly.
The anomaly's eyes were filled with madness and bloodlust.
Fang Zhiyi turned around. The Nuo-masked Wuchang sliced the anomaly cleanly from left and right. Its twisted body dissolved into black smoke, and soon, nothing was left but a pile of charred bones.
Watching Fang Zhiyi about to leave, Shen Yue suddenly shouted, "What exactly are you trying to do? Tell us! Captain!"
Fang Zhiyi paused and slowly turned his head. "Me? I am declaring war on humanity."
Not long after, Fang Zhiyi's name, stamped with the words "Extremely Dangerous," was presented to the high-ranking officials at headquarters.
This former captain of the Guardian Squad had now become a public enemy of humanity.
The Empire's hard-won stability was shattered once again. The original Guardian Squad had extremely high mobility, going wherever they were needed, because although the anomalies were dangerous, most of them operated within specific ranges, and many of their abilities had been documented.
But now, things were completely different. According to reports from the reconnaissance teams, the originally scattered anomalies were gradually gathering together, and they had even established a village similar to those of humans!
"How could he, a human, achieve this?" A high-ranking official's beard trembled with anger. "This is simply a disgrace to humanity!"
"That is not the main point right now. The issue is how we are going to win this war," another elder said slowly.
From the very beginning of the anomaly invasions, they had gradually risen to power. It was by mastering the manufacture of anti-anomaly weapons and mental potions that they had achieved their current status. If the landscape changed, everything they had built would go down the drain.
Gu Heng, however, smelled an opportunity in all of this. He had been cast out into the cold along with the Lin family, but he had never forgotten his ambitions.
Lin Wanxing, her belly already swollen with pregnancy, watched in panic as Gu Heng prepared to go to headquarters to volunteer his services.
"Don't go. If you go, what will happen to our baby?"
There was a hint of swelling and redness on her face, clearly from being struck.
Gu Heng impatiently threw her off. "Get lost! If you hadn't been so stupid as to fall for Fang Zhiyi's tricks so easily back then, would I have been targeted along with you? And that grandfather of yours!" He pointed at the black-and-white photograph. "He used to act so high and mighty every day, but when someone finally caught him by his weak point, he couldn't even put up a fight!"
"How... how can you speak of Grandpa like that? If it weren't for the inheritance Grandpa left behind, we wouldn't even have been able to get married here..."
"I talked about him, but I didn't talk about you, did I? We originally had a chance to turn things around. But you? Just because of your ridiculous bleeding heart, you thought he was pitifully wronged and ran over eagerly to warn him. And what was the result? We were permanently kicked out of the game!" Speaking of this, Gu Heng's anger flared up again, and he raised his hand to deliver another slap.
Lin Wanxing was left somewhat dazed by the blow.
"I... I just meant well..."
"Shut up! If it weren't for the fact that you still had some money, not even a ghost would want to marry you!" Gu Heng was completely blinded by rage. "Fang Zhiyi... no one knows him better than I do! This is the perfect, justifiable opportunity to get rid of him!"
At this moment, the outside of Baoli City was completely surrounded by an army of anomalies, leaving no way through.
All the members of the Guard stood on the defensive city walls, looking down at the wide variety of anomalies below, inexplicably dumbfounded.
"What do we do? What do we do?" The vice-captain paced around anxiously. Fortunately, Shen Yue and the others arrived.
"Where is your captain?"
The vice-captain acted as if he had found his backbone. "I don't know! He... he disappeared early this morning!"
Li Fei gritted his teeth. "That cowardly piece of trash."
"Stop talking and hurry up to gather everyone with weapons to prepare for battle!" Shen Yue glanced outside, finding it somewhat unbelievable. Although the anomalies were restless, they were still maintaining restraint.
She searched for that familiar figure, but to her disappointment, Fang Zhiyi did not appear.
"Captain... are you really going to stand on the opposing side?" she muttered.
Following a shrill, bizarre shriek, several anomalies surged toward the defensive wall. The Guard deployed their few remaining firearms, but all of their attacks hit a massive black leaf. The leaf then slowly unfurled, revealing the expressionless face of a beautiful woman staring at them, her eyes full of pity.
A vine quietly crept up the wall, and several panicked Guard soldiers screamed as the vine hurled them off the ramparts.
In almost a single encounter, the Guard was completely routed and actually began to flee.
Shen Yue still gritted her teeth, leading her team members in a desperate resistance, but just a few humanoid anomalies were enough to pin them down. They could only watch helplessly as those anomalies exuding a dangerous aura flooded into the city.
"Captain, something's not right!" Li Fei suddenly yelled.
"What is it?" Shen Yue slashed her blade to cleave an umbrella flying toward her. The next moment, the umbrella canopy suddenly looked as if it had been soaked in blood, and several streams of bloody mist crawled up her blade. Shen Yue had no choice but to let go of her sword.
"Since when did I become so strong? These high-level anomalies aren't even hurting me!" Li Fei continued to shout. The next moment, an anomaly pinned his blade down, and with a slight push, that sword was also thrown away.
"They're trying to disarm us!" Shen Yue was shocked. She didn't understand why these anomalies would choose to simply disarm them.
"Umm..." Zhao Lei's voice was as lifeless as ever. Li Fei and Shen Yue turned to look and saw Zhao Lei standing stiffly in place, with a hand resting on his shoulder.
"You coffin-dweller!" Li Fei shouted.
The Coffin Lady's face darkened. "Who are you talking about! I have a house to live in now! A big house!"
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
or! A blessing for those who struggle with love, a guidebook for dating novices. Quickly match with your dream goddess! Complete walkthroughs earn rewards, and perfect walkthroughs unlock limited achievements!】 Shen Yi, an ordinary office worker, accidentally downloads a mini-game called Dating Simulator. The mini-game is simple: randomly search for dating targets, simulate dates, and receive rewards upon successful confession. Rewards include but are not limited to money, attributes, and skills. The higher the evaluation, the better the rewards, with perfect ratings unlocking mysterious achievements. Shen Yi plans to use this mysterious mini-game to continuously pursue targets and improve himself, making his life better and better. ...... However, after several successful walkthroughs, Shen Yi suddenly notices something strange - the targets he previously simulated dating seem to be searching for him in real life?
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
