It Had Nothing to Do with Me

Squeak~

A police motorcycle stopped in front of the Fertilizer Processing Plant's open space. Lu Bai took off his helmet and hung it on the rearview mirror.

"This is the correct address."

He got out of the car and looked around.

The factory site is abandoned.

The barrier gate at the entrance was covered with a thick layer of dust, indicating it hadn't been raised for a long time and was unlikely to be in normal use.

It is remote, quiet, and sparsely populated.

He wasn't at all surprised that such a remote place, far from any village or shop, was used as a base by Parasitic Organism.

"So what happened?"

Lu Bai muttered to himself as he walked into the factory.

He also saw several corpses along the way, with the fleshy mass on their necks still in an attacking posture before they died.

It doesn't look like the work of a deathmatch fighter.

Are the monsters fighting amongst themselves?

Realizing he wouldn't get any points, Lu Bai immediately considered turning around and leaving.

But,

That's enough.

He casually sent Xu Qiang a message asking him to call for help, but decided to go and confirm it anyway.

Following the information provided by the corpse, they searched all the way and gradually approached a Warehouse that occupied a large area.

There wasn't much noise coming from inside. Judging from the dilapidated roller shutter door and the few Parasitic Organism guarding the outside, all the questions should be answered inside the Warehouse.

The fighting is over.

Blood was spilled all over the ground, and some of it had completely dried, turning into a heavy, dark brown.

The huge Warehouse was littered with all sorts of severed limbs, but even more numerous were strips of broken flesh, scattered like ears of ripe wheat across the ground.

The portly man stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the dying Peng Dan at his feet.

"You, you shouldn't have...done this." Peng Dan returned to normal, lying on her back on the ground, her gaze fixed on the ceiling of the Warehouse.

"Don't say things that undermine unity."

The portly man shook his head. "I am now the Mayor of Jiangyu City. I can continue to advance until I reach the very heart of the country's decision-making body."

Peng Dan seemed to have recovered, or perhaps it was a last burst of energy before death; in any case, she spoke much more fluently, "Have you thought about how, if you are exposed, it would be a catastrophe for our tribe?"

Since you claim to understand the human race, you should know that humanity isn't targeting us with all its might right now; it's only used a single finger.

"Of course I know that, to be precise, humans have simply breathed on us, and yet so many of our kind are already struggling to keep up."

The Mayor of Jiangyu City smiled and said, "Therefore, only by grasping this Overbearing Power in our own hands can our people have a future. Rest assured, I will climb to the top step by step."

Bang!

Boom!

After a crisp metallic clang, something heavy slammed onto the dilapidated roller shutter door, creating a piercing roar.

All the commotion came from the Warehouse door, and the numerous Parasitic Organism present all turned to look.

On a collapsed steel plate lay a Parasitic Organism, with an exaggeratedly long Longsword protruding from its chest.

The person gripping the knife hilt was a handsome young man who exuded an innocent and harmless aura, if it weren't for the corpse beneath his feet...

Tsk~

Lu Bai pulled out the Long Fang, causing a spray of blood to appear.

He tilted his head slightly and said with a smile, "Excuse me, did I disturb you?"

Seeing this, a glint of joy flashed in Peng Dan's eyes. "Save me!"

"Humans?"

The mayor's gaze darted back and forth between Lu Bai and Peng Dan, his tone unreadable, neither surprised nor sarcastic. "They even colluded with humans."

"I said we can live in peace with humans, just like him," Peng Dan said firmly.

The mayor gave his subordinate a look, and the muscular Parasitic Organism beside him immediately split off a bone knife, aimed at Peng Dan's neck, and with one slash, silenced him completely.

The distance was indeed too far, and Lu Bai couldn't offer any assistance in time.

Moreover, he himself did not say that he absolutely had to save Peng Dan.

He didn't even blink as he watched the splattered blood, and joked, "I never thought I'd see you fellow human beings killing each other."

"I'm sorry you had to see this."

The mayor said reservedly, "But since we're here, I think we shouldn't leave."

Upon hearing this, the numerous Parasitic Organism present immediately sprang into action, surrounding Lu Bai in the blink of an eye.

However, Lu Bai allowed himself to be surrounded without showing the slightest fear, and even seemed overly relaxed.

His arms hung naturally at his sides, and it seemed that only his right wrist was using some force to lift the Long Fang, keeping the blade roughly parallel to the ground.

The mayor calmly walked to the front. "Your uniform, is that from the Special Affairs Bureau? If I remember correctly, isn't the Special Affairs Bureau the department responsible for exterminating people like us?"

"What, are you trying to say that you, Peng Dan, and your gang, with the help of the Special Affairs Bureau, are secretly harming your own kind?"

Lu Bai raised an eyebrow and casually said, "Since you've already wiped out this faction, why are you still trying to shift the blame? Are you trying to alleviate your guilt in this way?"

"To alleviate guilt?"

The mayor scoffed, "We only feel guilty when we've done something wrong. We're not hypocritical creatures like humans."

Before Lu Bai could respond, he asked and answered himself, "What is right? What is wrong? What is good? What is evil? These are merely definitions you humans make of others based on whether you can benefit from them."

Lu Bai remained noncommittal, keeping a watchful eye on the Parasitic Organism around him to prevent a sudden attack.

"We are a superior race, and we do not dictate right or wrong for people and things. Our actions are based more on ability, motivation, and benefit."

The mayor opened his arms, as if he were giving a speech to his fellow citizens rather than narrating to Lu Bai.

Lu Bai smiled unconsciously and retorted leisurely, "Most of what you've said can be categorized into natural sciences such as biological evolution and physical laws."

"Isn't it good?"

The mayor raised his voice. "We are far superior to you humans in observing and understanding the workings of the world with detachment and coldness, rather than with the hypocrisy that arises from social development."

Moreover, even in terms of individual forces that determine survival of the fittest in nature, we hold an absolute advantage.

Upon hearing this, many of the surrounding Parasitic Organism began to shout excitedly.

Lu Bai sighed softly.

"I think I understand what you mean, but I used to be a Daoist priest, and I only had two views on things: 'None of my business' and 'None of your business'."

His eyes gradually narrowed.

"Whether you are superior to humans is another matter, but I just want to correct you on one point: your individual strength is not superior to mine..."

Before he finished speaking, he vanished from the spot in an instant.