Guardian Bee!

That afternoon, the Queen Bee had the man change his clothes. He was very obedient, showing no signs of resistance.

"Come on, read your book."

The Queen Bee produced a book and handed it to the man. He didn't resist, taking the book and beginning to read it word by word.

He recognized every character and understood their meaning, but he couldn't recall how he knew them.

Seeing the man sitting obediently in the room reading, the Queen Bee's smile gradually turned somewhat sinister.

She took out a file containing all the information about the man before her.

"Yang Yan, 28 years old, graduated from North Ridge Police Academy, currently employed by the North Ridge City Public Security Bureau, married, with a son nearing four years old."

"Hahaha, Nine-Tailed Fox, huh? Dare to disturb my nest, and I'll send you a big present!"

"Guardian Bee, Yang Yan, after you finish this book, go meet your old friends."

As night fell, outside North Ridge City.

The Nine-Tailed Fox had established a temporary military base in the Anping District.

The frameworks of buildings were being erected on the surface, but they hadn't neglected the underground.

In a sealed underground space filled with seawater, the Siren was held captive, her limbs restrained.

She had transformed into her mermaid state and was being observed by a group of researchers.

"SRW Designation 007—Siren."

"The target's singing possesses extremely potent memetic contamination abilities, and as the singer's mood changes, those affected by the memetic contamination will receive different commands."

"If 007 develops a murderous intent while singing, then anyone who has heard 007's song will, at the earliest opportunity, kill those around them with the utmost speed."

"If the contaminated person has no one nearby, they will immediately commit suicide!"

"This memetic effect has a temporal component. The longest recorded contamination duration so far is 70 hours, which is infinitely close to three days."

"Apart from this, 007 does not seem to have any other means of attack, at least none that have been displayed so far."

"Observers must ensure they are wearing earplugs when observing 007. All questioning and answering are prohibited."

"Whether in person or through communication devices, it is possible for the questioner to be swayed by 007's song and be converted into 007-1."

"Furthermore, 007's internal bodily structure is similar to that of 002 Fishman, but not entirely identical."

"007 possesses the appearance of a young girl, and her lower body can switch between legs and a fish tail, which is vastly different from the case of 002 Fishman."

"Based on current experiments, 007 can live in water. Her fish tail is not merely decorative; it serves a practical purpose."

Project Level: Level 1 Classified.

Project Disposition: Unknown.

Threat Level: RS (Extremely Dangerous).

Zhang Jinsong rubbed his temples as he looked at the report provided by the researchers.

"I didn't expect us to succeed so easily this time. Is it perhaps too smooth?"

The man beside him was drinking cornmeal porridge. "Isn't it good that it's smooth? But speaking of which, 007... I feel like I've seen her somewhere before..."

Thinking, the man quickly took out his phone. "Oh, isn't this Xi? My son really likes her songs!"

"That's strange. I've heard her songs before too, and I didn't seem to experience any special changes?"

Zhang Jinsong frowned. "There are two possibilities. The first is that she wasn't able to exert her memetic contamination before."

"The second possibility is that she was unable to exert her memetic contamination before."

"What's the difference?"

"There's a huge difference. If she was unable to exert it, it means she didn't possess this ability before."

"Something has changed recently that has allowed her to gain memetic contamination abilities."

"If that's the case, then perhaps her situation is similar to the Fishmen Chu Yang mentioned, where they were originally human but were transformed into monsters, either voluntarily or by force."

"And regarding this, Chu Yang has a guess..."

Zhang Jinsong's brow furrowed even deeper as he spoke. "Someone is manufacturing these monsters continuously."

"You're saying it's man-made? How is that possible?"

"I also think it's impossible, which is why we are currently focusing our investigation on the people 007 Siren has been in contact with recently."

"If she truly was transformed into a monster during this period, then among the people she has contacted, there must be someone we are looking for."

Fzzt...

Just then, the lights in the room flickered.

Zhang Jinsong turned his head; something seemed to be there in the dim light.

Fzzt...

The lights flickered again, and this time it took a long while before they came back on.

As the light illuminated, a person clad in a black bodysuit with a small amount of bronze metal armor appeared there.

"Who's there?"

As Zhang Jinsong spoke, he saw the person suddenly look up.

The other party had short white hair, which didn't look dyed.

He strode towards Zhang Jinsong, and during this, he slowly opened his right hand, and a section of black, metal-like spike protruded from his palm!

Not good!

"Incident 004!"

The so-called Incident 004 referred to a monster's surprise attack on the Nine-Tailed Fox headquarters!

Zhang Jinsong instantly put on his headset, but before he could speak, the person flashed and instantly appeared before him!

So fast!

Thwack!

A sound of flesh being pierced was heard as the spike in the person's hand went straight through Zhang Jinsong's wrist!

In pain, Zhang Jinsong kicked out at the man, but his kick, thrown with all his might, seemed to have no effect on the man.

Seeing this, another person instantly drew the pistol from his waist, "Don't move, if you..."

Thwack!

The man pulled out the long needle and instantly stabbed it into the throat of the Nine-Tailed Fox soldier!

The Nine-Tailed Fox soldier's eyes widened. He clutched his throat with both hands, his face contorted in pain as he collapsed to the ground, quickly ceasing to breathe.

Another monster with no record in the files!

Damn it!

Zhang Jinsong retreated repeatedly, clutching his injured arm. Just then, the Nine-Tailed Fox soldiers, having received the signal, rushed over at high speed!

"Commander!"

"Everyone, fall back!"

Zhang Jinsong shouted, "The opponent's abilities are unknown, possessing superhuman speed and defense. Do not approach rashly!"

Upon hearing this, everyone hesitated to advance further, but at that moment, Chu Yang appeared.

He looked at the monster before him, and then his pupils contracted sharply.

"Yang... Yan?"

Yang Yan turned his head to look at Chu Yang, and at that moment, a sharp pain shot through his head, like his brain had been electrocuted!

Seeing this, Chu Yang slowly stepped forward, "Officer Yang, is that you?"

Whoosh!

A sound of air being cut through was heard, and Yang Yan instantly raised a stinger and lunged at Chu Yang!

But Chu Yang moved swiftly, directly dodging the surprise attack!

Seeing this, Chu Yang's gaze turned cold, "Alright, it seems you're not Yang Yan, just a monster wearing his shell."

Yang Yan took a step forward, and a pair of thin wings materialized behind him, allowing him to stand in the air!

"Target count, 247."

"Mission objective, annihilation."

Sequence 004-1: Guardian Bee (Yang Yan)