The Lively Hillside

Boom!

Stones from the wall blasted in all directions, and an old woman with claw-like nails was flung backward amid the rubble.

After barely managing to steady herself, the old woman stared in terror at the gap in the collapsed courtyard wall. A slender figure emerged through the dust. She could not believe there was someone this powerful in the world. Even those people who called themselves some organization had been unable to deal with her for decades, yet the shattered teeth filling her mouth were no illusion. She wanted to run, but she could not escape the village...

"Awooo!"

The monster roared at Bai Yujun, but Bai merely advanced step by step without a care!

Suddenly, she paused and looked in a certain direction, hearing the approaching thrum of helicopter rotors.

The Special Department?

It did not seem like them. Armed helicopters and military helicopters had highly distinctive sounds. Others found them difficult to tell apart, but Bai Yujun could identify them precisely. Different engines, different blades, different sounds.

Was it a coincidence, or had they come deliberately?

It felt more like they had inadvertently stumbled upon people doing something.

She was in no hurry to destroy the monster. She wanted to wait and see who had come and what they intended to do. Perhaps it was related to the local anomaly. Bai Yujun desperately wanted to know what had happened to this village. What True Sight revealed went far beyond the surface. Earth, which seemed so ordinary and mundane, was nowhere near as simple as it appeared.

The helicopter roar drew closer and closer...

In a distant canyon, four civilian helicopters—two large and two light—flew along the valley. The pilots maneuvered the helicopters through turns, with cliffs on both sides of the cabins and trees dangerously close to