An Old Friend

"There was a feeling of being watched."

As he approached the enormous villa, Yu Jing felt as though hundreds of eyes were watching him. It was very similar to the sensation he had experienced in the Abyss of Suicide, when thousands of Tu Tianchong's insectoid clones had stared at him. He could also faintly hear the sound of fingernails scraping against wood.

There were too many to estimate.

The three of them noticed that the small wooden door on one side of the main villa was half open.

"Creak!"

When Yu Jing pushed open the wooden door, an intense aura of death rushed straight at them.

The side door opened onto a passage leading to the main hall. Pale yellow floral wallpaper covered both sides, while numerous gloomy paintings hung on the walls, creating an atmosphere of tranquil desolation.

Suddenly, a system notification rang out in the minds of all three.

"North District side quest—The Infected Death Villa triggered."

Side Quest Introduction:

The private villa hidden outside Blackwood Town had been jointly established by Commissioner Dani of the Gao Lu Empire and Commissioner Tu Zhizhong of the Chana Empire. The husband and wife had belonged to the same research group throughout their master's and doctoral studies. They had devoted their lives to pathological research related to viruses and bacteria, and had built this private villa in the relatively remote District Twenty-One for their personal scientific research.

Each year, the couple produced numerous cutting-edge research results and enjoyed generous subsidies. They had two sons and lived a peaceful, happy life, undisturbed by the outside world.

Several years passed, and a deadly plague broke out in District Twenty-One.

However, Commissioner Tu Zhizhong's family, who lived in the northern suburbs, was not immediately affected. Commissioner Tu Zhizhong was a microbiological pathologist from the