The Tenant and the Rich Woman

The sound of explosions continued to rumble in the distance, and the far-off sky was dyed red by the flames.

It was as if the world had switched to war mode in a single second.

As time passed, even the city began to show faint signs of unrest. Refugees, vagrants, and vicious criminals hiding in dark corners seemed to have crept out one after another, taking the opportunity to loot.

However, Jiang Qiao vaguely sensed that something was wrong when he saw these people.

Desperadoes were indeed common in this era, but nothing serious had happened in Yue City yet. At the very least, the Investigation Bureau was still around, and the city's combat forces hadn't suffered any losses.

Most people didn't even know what had happened.

In such a situation, shouldn't they wait and see?

Why had they rushed out so impatiently?

He looked downstairs.

He saw strange figures pushing open manhole covers and quietly crawling out of the sewers beneath the street.

These figures were extremely bizarre, as if they had undergone some kind of grafting and modification.

Their upper bodies were human, but their lower bodies were made up of thick, fat earthworms. They swayed back and forth as they walked, writhing constantly and looking utterly disgusting.

"They look a lot like the monsters over in the factory district."

"So this isn't some accident. Someone's causing trouble inside the city?"

Jiang Qiao's gaze shifted slightly.

Suddenly, he heard a scream from outside the room.

Then.

The lights throughout the corridor began flickering, as if the voltage had become unstable. Immediately afterward, heavy footsteps came from the stairwell.

"Is this ever going to end?"

Jiang Qiao frowned slightly, but he didn't make another move.

Instead, a "Stalker" hid himself, then flopped down on the bed and prepared to