Apocalypse Rules Countermeasure Research Office.
"After Rule End, all the remaining Living Dead died automatically," a researcher reported.
"Cremate their bodies as soon as possible." Someone sighed. "I never expected Fire Thief to use all those corpses in the rules. It's utterly inhuman."
"From Rule One onward, Fire Thief's inhuman nature was already plain to see. There's no need to treat him as something capable of emotions."
"Still, the casualties from this rule weren't too severe. Although quite a few people failed to complete the challenge... at least they kept their lives."
Listening to the discussion, Gao Liangwei turned to Dr. Zhang. "How did the various Apocalypse Squads perform?"
Dr. Zhang said, "Of the five squads, the First, Second, and Fourth Squads completed their missions and eliminated the 'Screamers' in their assigned areas. The Third Squad and Fifth Squad failed."
"Two squads actually failed to complete their missions?" Gao Liangwei frowned. That fell far short of his expectations. "What was the reason?"
"The Fifth Squad was on the verge of success, but the 'Screamer' suddenly summoned a large number of Living Dead to besiege the squad members. It used the opportunity to escape, and they were unable to find it afterward."
"As for why the Third Squad failed..." Dr. Zhang paused. "According to the reports, they arrived too late. The 'Screamer' in their assigned area had already been eliminated by independent Ascendants."
"Powerful independent Ascendants?"
"Yes. There were two of them. One was Shi Jingyi, one of the specially invited Lead Lecturers from the Mind Power Development Academy. The other person's identity is currently unknown, but he appears to have some connection to Shi Jingyi."
Gao Liangwei's expression darkened after hearing that.
Dr. Zhang said, "There are quite a few powerful Ascendants among the public. It isn't impossible for something