Beneath the Fallen Nest

"These things are far from enough."

"You bunch of useless trash! You're all so energetic in bed, but when I ask you to move something, you're all listless and weak!"

Pingyao City, East District.

Inside a mansion, dressed in clothes that allowed for easy movement, Lin Xianglan was stomping her feet in anger.

Three or five burly men were helping her move her belongings. These were her possessions. Pingyao was in chaos, and Lin Xianglan needed to leave the city, but she couldn't bear to give up the money she had worked so hard to acquire.

The most troublesome thing was that all the servants in the house had run away, so she could only find a few of her lovers to help her.

Hearing Lin Xianglan's complaint, a man said unhappily, "Xianglan, we only came to help you because of our past relationship."

"There's chaos outside, and we're here to help."

"You won't say a kind word, and now you're even looking down on us."

Another man threw a box on the ground, saying, "I'm not moving it anymore. Whoever wants to move it can move it. I'm not going to be her slave anymore."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Seeing this, the other men also dropped their things and ran away.

Lin Xianglan was so anxious she was jumping up and down. "You just wait, when my Brother Zhou arrives, he'll kill you all!"

Suddenly, the window rattled open, and a dark figure burst in.

Upon landing on the ground, it turned out to be a demon beast.

This demon beast seemed to have just transformed; its fur was patchy, but its human features were still quite obvious.

It means its pupils have shrunk, and two fangs have grown out of its mouth.

Moreover, Lin Xianglan knew the man who had transformed into a demon beast.

This is her former 'boyfriend,' and also one of the 'exes' she's asked for help with today.

But seeing her 'ex' in this state, Lin Xianglan was so frightened that her legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground.

"Awei."

How did you become like this?

"I am Xianglan, do you remember me?"

"I... I like you the most."

You won't hurt me, right?

As she spoke, Lin Xianglan moved toward the door.

Seeing that the gate was nearby, she quickly crawled towards it using both her hands and feet.

In the blink of an eye, we arrived at the door.

Just as she was about to climb out the door, a hairy hand grabbed Lin Xianglan's calf.

Then, the demon said in a hoarse, broken voice, "Xianglan, stay with me."

"No."

"No!"

Lin Xianglan tried desperately to climb out, but was dragged into the house by the demon. A moment later, a woman's screams rang out from inside the house.

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Zhengde Academy.

On the large playground, the principal of the Zhengde Academy stood on the platform, his gaze sweeping over the second and third-year students and some teachers below.

"Classmates, I believe you all know what's happening in the city right now."

"I won't waste any more words."

What I'm trying to say is that Zhengde Academy is based in the Undercity.

"Undercity exists, the Academy exists."

"When the Undercity falls, Zhengde falls!"

"Now, the Corps headquarters has called, hoping that our Academy can also contribute."

"Regarding our joint efforts with the Security Department to clear the monsters from the city, I'd like to say..."

"Our Zhengde Academy has an unshirkable responsibility!"

"Your family and your home are in the city."

"Pingyao is our common home!"

"If we don't stand up to defend our homeland, who will?"

"Therefore, I now require third-grade and second-grade students to follow the instructions of their teachers."

"Head to the city and slay the monsters!"

"As for the first-year students, they have just enrolled and their cultivation is still shallow."

"Furthermore, they lack practical experience, so the first-year students remain at the Academy."

"The rest of you, follow me!"

A moment later.

The Academy gates were open.

One school bus after another drove out of the Academy.

Zhengde Academy has a total of 147 members, including the principal, teachers, and students.

They poured out of the camp and rushed to the Battlefield!

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Hiss~

The car stopped, and Luo Yan glanced at the fuel tank—it was empty.

This place is still some distance from the headquarters of the Underground City Legion.

After leaving the culvert, Luo Yan and his companions encountered several more waves of demonic beasts.

They all made it through unscathed.

During the chase, the car's fuel tank was damaged, and the gasoline that was originally enough to last a day leaked out completely.

Having no other option, Luo Yan had to find another means of transportation.

The Undercity is now in chaos, with abandoned vehicles everywhere.

There's no need to worry about not having a car to drive.

Luo Yan quickly spotted an armored vehicle parked not far down the street ahead.

Those must be vehicles used by the Undercity army; it looks like a battle took place here.

Thick smoke billows out, and flames are everywhere.

The scene was littered with corpses.

Complete, incomplete, civilian, soldier, charred, twisted.

It was practically a living hell.

Tie Jun, who was in the car, had served in the army and wasn't frightened by the scene, but he was getting old, and his lips turned blue.

He covered Little Flower's eyes with his one hand, afraid of frightening his granddaughter.

Luo Yan turned around and whispered, "Uncle, I'll go get that armored vehicle."

"With this, we'll be safer."

"Stay in the car and don't move. Don't come out if you hear any noise. Try to keep quiet and wait for me to come back."

Tie Jun didn't mince words and nodded upon hearing this. "Then you'd better be careful."

"Know."

After Luo Yan finished speaking, he opened the car door, crouched down, picked up his sword, and carefully made his way to the armored vehicle not far away.

As he passed by several corpses, he took a machine gun from the soldiers and picked up a few high-explosive grenades.

Sudden.

Luo Yan sensed something and a feeling of danger welled up in his heart.

He decisively flipped over and leaped away.

A sharp cracking sound came from behind.

Luo Yan rolled to his feet and looked up again, only to see a blood-stained alloy spear slashing past the spot where he had just been standing.

The concrete road surface was torn open.

The owner of the spear was a demon beast that stood upright.

This beast was clearly a different species, standing like a human, its body covered in dark red fur.

His face still showed signs of being that of a middle-aged man, with deep nasolabial folds.

Instead of dark red hair sprouting from its chest, patterns similar to the symbols in the sky appeared.

Under the ' Unbounded Blazing Eyes ' gaze.

Luo Yan obtained some information.

'Chi Beast (Human Nightmare). Species of the genus Ochre'

'A variant of the demon beasts, transformed from Human Race cultivator, retaining some of their previous experience and skills— Immense Strength! Curse Nightmare!'

After reading this information...

Luo Yan gasped.

Can Human Race cultivators also transform into demonic beasts?

Was it bitten to death and transformed by the demonic beast, or transformed by merging with the dark red smoke?

Moreover, this kind of demon, known as the ' Human Nightmare,' retains some of the experience and skills it had in its previous life.

This is much more troublesome than other demonic beasts.

In addition, Luo Yan also noticed...

These 'Ochre-Kui' species of demons, whether first-generation or variants, all possess Immense Strength.

This appears to be a common characteristic of species in the genus Ochratus.

At this moment, the ' Human Nightmare ' roared, and the black symbol on its chest wriggled and spread like water, coiling around the alloy spear like a python.

Immediately, the spear emitted wisps of black aura, like mist and smoke.

Curse Nightmare!

Curse! Deadly poison! It erodes the mind!