Chen Shouyi and Song Yingjie chatted a little longer before going their separate ways.
He rode his bicycle out of the safe zone.
He had originally planned to go train in the Otherworld, but Song Yingjie's words immediately changed his mind. He decided to take a look around the countryside.
Feixia Village.
It was only five or six kilometers from the safe zone.
Ever since Hedong City's population and industry had gradually shifted toward the suburbs, the village had quickly grown prosperous and bustling.
In less than a year, it had practically become a small city.
Trucks flowed endlessly along the roads, and factories lined both sides. Countless chimneys belched white smoke, filling the air with a strange smell, while even more factory buildings were being feverishly constructed.
Chen Shouyi gazed at the village from a distance.
It was bustling and full of life.
Even in the fields, plenty of farmers were hard at work. There was no sign whatsoever that Otherworld Creatures had invaded.
He left the road and headed down the path leading to the fields.
Suddenly, he stamped his foot.
"Squish!"
A creature the size of a little mouse that had darted in front of him was instantly crushed into a pulp.
He looked down at it, frowning.
"So there really are some!" Chen Shouyi murmured.
He ground the flattened creature under his toe. It wasn't a rat, but a wrinkled, hairless creature—clearly not native to this place.
"But a puny Otherworld Creature like this isn't directly dangerous to humans, as long as it's not poisonous." He thought to himself. "At worst, it'll damage Earth's ecosystem."
In fact, Earth's ecosystem had already been nearly destroyed over the past twenty years.
The invasion of species from the Otherworld was nothing new.
Ever since Space Channels had appeared on