Not Human, a Monster!

Settling down in Yaoguang was much easier than in Yuguang.

The regulations here were not strict. After Li Ming and Feng Zi snuck away from the train station, they quickly found a guesthouse-style inn.

There was no need for identity cards or any other information; as long as one had money, they could rent a room here.

Li Ming certainly did not lack money. He had brought along the hundreds of thousands he had earned in the Barrier Field District and immediately booked the best suite for himself and Feng Zi.

Once they were settled, Feng Zi sat by the window, staring blankly at the light radiating from the top of the White Tower in the center of Yaoguang. Then, as if she had thought of something, she turned to look at Li Ming and said solemnly.

"Although we have arrived in Yaoguang and the inspections and defenses here are much more relaxed, from now on, 626, you should be doubly careful."

Li Ming, who was holding a carbon pen and marking key information on the documents Li Ming had given him, looked up.

"And why is that?"

"Yaoguang is different from Yuguang. Although the academic atmosphere in Sun City is poor and few great scientists choose to settle here, this is still a Class I Underground City after all. There are still some scientists in Yaoguang. Most of them only engage in theoretical research and work and are not skilled in combat, but if you encounter them, they will still be much harder to deal with than ordinary people."

"Moreover, the fact that you have mastered physics cannot be hidden. The Sunlight Council of Sun City will definitely report this matter to the central Scientific Management Precept Bureau. A bishop of a branch diocese has been killed, and the Twilight Grand Diocese will not sit idly by; they will also send people to investigate. These people will definitely be coming for you!"

Feng Zi's expression was very serious as she informed Li Ming of his current predicament.

Li Ming, however, did not seem to care that much. He truly did not care how much attention he had attracted or how much trouble that attention would bring later.

At this moment, he already had a plan in his heart for how to escape smoothly if he could successfully complete this mission—assuming it was the main quest.

"How long does it take to get from the city you call the 'Center' to the Sun City we are in now?" he suddenly asked.

Feng Zi conducted a rigorous analysis of this.

"The Center is located between the West District and the East District, while Sun City is on the very edge of the East District and is a resource-based Class I city. It took me over twenty days to travel from the Center to Sun City by train at the time. Because the train doesn't run continuously and needs to stop at intermediate cities for supplies and maintenance, all of which takes time. Even if the Scientific Management Precept Bureau and the people from Twilight mobilize a special train to rush here, it will definitely take about half a month to arrive."

Li Ming glanced at the calendar in the room.

"Half a month, huh? That means at the very least, they won't be able to arrive before the Festival of Radiance is held in Sun City?"

"They definitely won't be able to arrive before the Festival of Radiance," Feng Zi said with certainty.

Li Ming packed up the documents in his hands and nodded.

"Then we still have plenty of time."

Hearing his words, Feng Zi could tell that he seemed to have already formed a plan and strategy in his mind.

"What opportunity are we going to look for to enter the White Tower?"

Li Ming looked toward that ray of brilliant sunlight, the dazzling brightness making him squint instinctively.

"Don't they all say that usually only councilors and big factory owners can enter that tower? Then we'll just find a few people who meet those qualifications and ask. Maybe some kind-hearted person will agree to bring us along on the day of the festival."

Upon hearing this "terrible idea" from Li Ming, Feng Zi shook her head like a rattle-drum.

"There are no such kind-hearted people. You are being wishful, 626."

Li Ming just smiled faintly. He rose from his chair and said.

"How would we know if there aren't any if we don't try?"

Watching him look as if he were about to go out, Feng Zi asked suspiciously.

"Are you going to do something for that union president?"

Li Ming opened the room door and waved his hand with his back to her.

"It doesn't count as doing something; it's just a transaction. What do you want for dinner? I can pick some up for you on my way back."

"Can I wait for you to come back so we can go out to eat together?"

"Then you'll miss out on a big meal. Those people surely have plenty of delicious food at home."

Feng Zi widened her eyes.

"At home? You're going to visit someone's house?"

Before closing the door, Li Ming answered softly.

"Yes, a visit. It's just that I would be considered an uninvited guest."

Yaoguang, Ziguang Street.

This was the street closest to the White Tower in all of Sun City, and precisely because of that, it was the place with the most abundant sunlight during the day.

The entire street was divided into two parts: a commercial district and a residential district. The commercial district was naturally the most luxurious business circle in Sun City, where most of the shops, large and small, dealt in luxury goods and high-end dining. The people who frequented it were the wealthiest and most influential in Yaoguang.

As for the residential district at the other end of the street, it went without saying.

Among the residents of Yaoguang, this place had a nickname: "Councilor Street."

All thirty-six councilors of the Sunlight Council had homes here. In addition, the big factory owners and major capitalists also primarily used this area as their residence.

In an area where so many big shots lived their daily lives, the security was naturally the strongest in all of Sun City.

Even though Tian Yuan had transferred the vast majority of the Police Department's manpower to Yuguang to hunt down Feng Zi and Li Ming, one could still see a police officer standing guard with a gun every few hundred meters on this street.

To reflect the council's accessibility, the residential street was not closed off but remained open to the public at all times. Residents of Yaoguang could bring their families to this garden-like area during the day to enjoy the most comfortable sunlight.

Therefore, although the security level was high, there were quite a few pedestrians on this street.

And the news about the murder of the Twilight bishop in Yuguang had by this time spread through every street and alley of Yaoguang.

"That poor Bishop Twilight should have listened to those who donated money to renovate the church earlier and moved the main cathedral to Yaoguang. What kind of people are even in Yuguang? Just lazy bums who love to eat and scoundrels who love to cheat. Look at the end he met."

"I heard that the bio-human who killed the bishop was raised in Yuguang since childhood. He had long been influenced by the atmosphere there; he's so evil he doesn't even seem human. He even cut off other people's limbs and eyes to attach to his own body—he's an ugly monster!"

Two young mothers, pushing strollers and bringing their children to Ziguang Street to soak up the sun, whispered to each other about the news they had learned over the past few days.

Just then, a tall, slender young man wearing a well-tailored dark trench coat, glasses, and a plaid beret stopped them with an apologetic expression.

"Pardon me, sorry to bother you ladies, but could you tell me how to get to 161 Ziguang Street?"

Looking at that handsome, charming, and exquisitely crafted male face, both young mothers couldn't help but hold their breath!

"Th-this road goes straight ahead. At the second intersection, turn left, and it's the third house."

One of the young women replied in a low voice, her cheeks flushing red and her tone becoming nervous and stuttering.

Having stopped at a shop to change his attire before arriving, Levi—who had just been described by them as "so evil he doesn't seem human" and "ugly as a monster"—curved his lips into a charming arc.

"Thank you very much."