Disaster of All Living Things

Return.

The world is bright again.

Qing Chen remained standing in the War Fortress of the Agricultural Academy.

He looked at Sun Chuci, Tuanzi, and Zard: "Is everything going smoothly?"

Just as Zard was about to say something, Qing Chen said, "Don't say anything yet, Sun Chuci, you speak first, Zard, you add to it later."

Sun Chuci said, "Li Cheng and Qing Ling have already passed through Forbidden Zone No. 002 under Yang Yang's guidance. The vehicles were abandoned outside the Forbidden Zone, and Zard covered them with sand to prevent anyone from continuing to track them."

Sun Chuci continued, "Four soldiers voluntarily stepped forward and admitted that they had been turned... They chose suicide, not because they were cowards. All the rest passed Ding Dong's test."

Qing Chen was silent for a moment, then asked, "What are their names?"

"I saw on their tombstones that it read: Wang Zhongyu, Li Gongwen, Liu Bingxu, Zhang Boming," Sun Chuci said.

Qing Chen nodded and silently memorized the four names.

Sometimes having a good memory isn't a good thing. Qing Chen even remembered that Liu Bingxu was only 28 years old. He was eating sunflower seeds on Steam Train and saying that he wanted to marry a beautiful wife and have a child. He said he didn't want his wife to have too many children because he had heard that childbirth was very painful.

Then Li Cheng laughed at him, saying he'd never even been in a relationship, let alone talking about getting married and having children.

Liu Bingxu countered that he joined the army at 15 and was captured by Shindai at 18, so he had no chance to date.

Qing Chen still remembers that Zhang Boming had a particularly heavy smoking habit, liked to pick his toes on the Steam Train, and had exceptionally good luck when playing cards.

Wang Zhongyu likes to sing and says he can play the harmonica.

Li Gongwen is rather dull, but his dream is to go back to the city and buy a holographic projection "wife" that he can dress her in whatever clothes he wants and make her do whatever he wants...

These vibrant lives are now gone.

Qing Chen felt no resentment towards them, because he knew he had not experienced their suffering and therefore had no right to condemn their betrayal and treachery. He only felt sorry for the four of them.

If there is any fault in this world, it is the fault of the Kamishiro Corporation.

Qing Chen looked at Zard: "Do you have anything to add?"

Zard laughed and said, "Ding Dong said I'm the cutest soul he's ever met, and that he'll treat me to fruit next time we go to Forbidden Zone No. 002."

Qing Chen: "... Did I ask you to add this?!"

"The cutest soul ever!" Zard exclaimed, his eyes wide. "Officially certified giant with telepathic abilities, can't I even brag about it? You're not as cute as me!"

Qing Chen: "Yes, yes, yes... You guys should go back and rest early. I have some things to think about."

"Okay, Little Yu is still waiting for me to get back to the dorm. I need to tell him a bedtime story. Today's story is about King Kong fighting the Calabash Brothers to steal Snow White," Zard said.

Qing Chen thought to himself, "Do you have the copyright?" and then strung the three stories together...

He waved his hand helplessly. "Go tell your story now."

As he spoke, he lay down on the chair. This time, after returning to City No. 10, the chaotic information contained some hidden clues.

This information included messages provided by the bartender, various reports from the Xiao San at the Parent's Association' meeting, and what passersby discussed as he walked down the long street.

Qing Chen has exceptional hearing; even the casual remarks of passersby can become clues or evidence for those clues.

He stared at the dome, his pupils suddenly narrowing.

Under the dazzling neon lights, men and women dressed in beautiful clothes strolled through the streets of the District 5.

A giant holographic female model sprayed perfume into the night sky, and golden powder rained down, passing through the bodies of all the pedestrians like a snowstorm...

Just as Qing Chen was about to analyze the situation further, several screams suddenly rang out from within the academy.

The scream was so penetrating, like a knife piercing the night, tearing through the midnight of Whale Island, and could even be faintly heard in the Agricultural Academy.

At this time, all the Time Walker had just returned and no one had time to fall asleep, so the students opened their doors and came out into the corridor, discussing loudly what had happened.

Qing Chen got up and walked towards the dormitory area.

The Kunlun team arrived first, with hundreds of people scattered throughout the dormitory area to maintain order.

They ordered all students to return to their dormitories and then simultaneously locked down 12 dormitory areas.

When Qing Chen arrived, Kunlun had already set up an isolation zone, and staff members in protective suits were carrying toolboxes and heading into the 12 dormitories.

He found Lu Yuan and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Lu Yuan said with a solemn expression, "As you know, if Time Walker dies in the Inner World, their body will return to the Outer World."

"Twelve Time Walker died?" Qing Chen's expression also turned serious.

Lu Yuan said, "There are 16. Some of them Time Walker died together. What's more, what's strange is that all the victims were reduced to skeletons, with traces of wild animal bites on their bones. Don't worry, we're prepared for this kind of thing. The forensic doctor has already entered the scene to begin investigating the cause of death."

The Time Walker are safe on Whale Island, but they will all inevitably be transported to the Inner World, a place beyond Kunlun's control.

Therefore, in the long years to come, there will inevitably be Time Walker who die unexpectedly in the Inner World, and their bodies will be brought back by the rules.

Kunlun knew this kind of thing could happen, so it had prepared contingency plans in advance.

The best way to find out the cause of death of the Time Walker is to block the area, collect evidence, review the Time Walker registration information, and look for commonalities.

Qing Chen frowned in thought. What kind of ferocious beast could devour the Time Walker into a skeleton in just seven days?

Moreover, all 16 Time Walker died at the same time!

There are just too many deaths!

Could it be that these 16 Time Walker participated in some event together and were then collectively murdered? That's possible, but Qing Chen instinctively felt something was wrong.

Wrong.

Qing Chen now knew the reason.

At this moment, Zheng Yuandong also arrived at the scene.

Ni Ergou said to him, "Currently, there are 16 dead, 10 men and 6 women. They all have two things in common: they were in City No. 10, and their bodies are just skeletons."

Ni Ergou continued, "Judging from the color of the bones, some people have been dead for more than 6 days, while others may have been dead for only 1 day. This means that they were not ambushed while participating in some activity together. Moreover, according to my investigation, they were in City No. 10 when they last crossed over, and they did not go to the wilderness."

Qing Chen suddenly said, "It's a rat."

"What?" Ni Ergou looked at Qing Chen in surprise. "Are you sure it's a rat? Have the rats in City No. 10 become this ferocious?"

As they were talking, a forensic doctor came out of the dormitory with a human leg bone in his hand and looked at Zheng Yuandong: "Boss, there are traces of rodent gnawing on the leg bone. It is most likely caused by rats. Further analysis is needed to see if we can find the rat's DNA structure on it."

As soon as he finished speaking, four more students were brought over by members of Kunlun. Qing Chen recognized them; these four students had all been members of Sun Chuci's team.

Qing Chen asked, "What happened?"

A female student sobbed as she spoke haltingly, "We went on a mission, Li Chao went up to check the situation alone, but he never came out again..."

Another student said, "Before Li Chao died, he said that rats had bitten humans to death. We even encountered rats attacking humans in the alley, and they were very fast. By the way, we were with Li Hao at the time, and we were supposed to go up and save Li Chao together, but Li Hao got scared and ran away with the others."

Lu Yuan said from the side, "I know about this. They contacted Kunlun's colleagues at the City No. 10 branch afterward. Er Gou, you were in the wilderness, so you didn't know, but it seems that the rats in City No. 10 really have a problem now."

At this moment, the crying female student said, "Principal Zheng, we demand that Li Hao be severely punished. He must be punished for abandoning his teammates and running away."

Zheng Yuandong paused for a moment and then said, "I will consider how to handle this, but this is not just Li Hao's problem. You should go back and rest first."

Zheng Yuandong looked at Qing Chen: "You just said it was a rat, so you already have that information?"

Qing Chen calmly nodded and said, "There's a rat infestation in City No. 10. The rats there have become bloodthirsty and have even started attacking humans frequently. More than one person has reported this to me, so it's not a coincidence... They ate the corpse of some superhuman!"

Zheng Yuandong's answer was the same as Qing Chen's. He said solemnly, "Only by devouring the corpses of superhumans could a species change so rapidly. It seems that biocontamination has occurred in City No. 10."

The so-called biological pollution in the Inner World does not refer to the release of biochemical viruses, but rather to the fact that the bodies of superhumans who die are not properly contained and are ultimately absorbed by plants or eaten by animals.

This ultimately led to species undergoing changes that transcended social classes.

The former Federation suffered greatly from biological contamination, and even one of its earliest cities became Forbidden Zone. The residents of that city were forced to migrate and rebuild a new city.

Back then, it was common for superhumans to die naturally at home without anyone caring, and no one realized the consequences of such an event.

Later, people realized the seriousness of the matter, and the Tribunal of Taboos came into being.

Qing Chen pondered, "That's strange. If a superhuman dies, why doesn't the Tribunal of Taboos contain them in time? Knowing them as I do, they shouldn't miss the death of every superhuman..."

The Federation has not experienced a biological contamination incident for over two hundred years.

There's a problem.

Zheng Yuandong and Qing Chen said in unison.

Qing Chen frowned, feeling that he had overlooked a crucial piece of information.

This information is very important!

At this moment, Lu Yuan asked in confusion, "What level of superhuman would it take to cause the rats in the city to mutate like this?"

Qing Chen did not answer him, but turned his back to everyone and faced the empty corridor.

Ni Ergou wanted to say something, but Zheng Yuandong stopped him. Everyone waited silently.

The boy stood in the long, deep corridor, his pupils narrowing again.

Those vertical pupils resembled a deep abyss, from which golden light slowly shone.

His gaze swept across the corridor, as if all walls and obstacles had vanished before him.

The world crumbles and is then reconstructed into scenes from memory, with sounds echoing in the corridor.

Xiao San said on the phone, "Parents, the renovation of the Lower Three Districts of City No. 10 is complete, and the Parent's Association can now spare resources to continue sending talent out. Recently, the rat infestation in City No. 10 has been rampant. I don't know if it's because it's too dirty and chaotic or what, but the rats are multiplying very quickly. However, don't worry, the situation in the Lower Three Districts is under control. We guarantee to exterminate them as soon as we see them, striving to nip the Lower Three Districts threat in the bud..."

The Xiao San said, "But there's something even more important to report to my parents. Those rats are extremely aggressive; they've even caused injuries to people in other districts..."

Pedestrians walked under the neon lights, and someone whispered, "We can't contact Little Wang anymore..."

One woman responded, "My boyfriend has suddenly stopped answering my calls. Has he found out about us?"

At the end of the long street, a woman hurried past, leading a little girl with a cute bow in her hair. The little girl said, "Mommy, I just saw a little mouse that looked like it was watching me."

The bartender said, "Old Shen thinks this matter is not simple."

In his memory, Qing Chen seemed to be sitting in that old pickup truck with his brother.

Sitting in the back of the truck, Shadow said gravely, "Where did Shen Daichihachi's body go? I've never been able to figure this out, but I know something's wrong."

Shen Daichihachi!

In that instant, Qing Chen turned around to look at everyone with a chill down his spine. The shadow's words helped him... put the last piece of the puzzle together.

Only a very few people knew that the body of Shen Daichihachi had not been contained. If Shadow hadn't mentioned it, even Qing Chen might not have been able to connect this biological contamination incident with Shen Daichihachi.

It's important to know that the Tribunal of Taboos had been to the North, so many people subconsciously assumed that they went there to take in Shen Daichihachi.

The reason Qing Chen felt a chill run down his spine was because...

The fact that Shen Daichihachi's body was not contained is clearly a deliberate act by Kamishiro's side, which is why Shadow is worried.

If it were just an ordinary superhuman being overlooked by the Tribunal of Taboos, the impact on City No. 10 might not be that significant. As long as they exterminate the rats and collect their corpses, there's still room for redemption.

But if it was the corpse of Shen Daichihachi that caused all this, then the corpse of a demigod would be enough to awaken intelligence in any creature.

The Time Walker's death is 6 days.

These six days are enough for the rats to devour Shen Daichihachi's corpse completely.

There was no way to salvage the situation; the demigod's flesh and blood had been completely devoured.

So, they might only see two or three hundred rats, but in that huge underground pipe network, there could be hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of them!

This would be a disaster.

A massive disaster.

Zheng Yuandong asked, "Have you figured it out?"

Qing Chen said, "Shen Daichihachi's body has been placed in City No. 10."

Zheng Yuandong's pupils suddenly contracted.

While the others were still frantically searching their minds for the name "Shen Daichihachi," Zheng Yuandong loudly ordered Ni Ergou and Lu Yuan, "Gather all Time Walker currently in City No. 10 tell them to stop immediately! Quickly!"

Xiao Ying voice came over the loudspeaker. "All Time Walker currently in City No. 10, and those en route to City No. 10, please assemble in the plaza in front of the dormitory..."

In an instant, the dormitory area erupted in excitement.

Time Walker, young and old, emerged from the dormitory one after another, asking each other with bewildered expressions what had happened.

"What does Boss Zheng want to do?" Qing Chen asked.

"I need to evacuate all Time Walker," Zheng Yuandong said gravely. "You and I both know very well that if the biocontamination was indeed caused by the corpse of Shen Daichihachi, then after six days, it's irreversible. Evacuation is our only option. Do you have any suggestions?"

Qing Chen said, "I will arrange for someone to take over the border gate of City No. 10, and the Time Walker can immediately pass through there and leave the city."

Qing Chen: "Use all the money you have to buy as many supplies as possible, and then leave. After leaving City No. 10, you'll need the people from Kunlun to guide you south to the Wilderness People settlement that Black Spade has just established. Once you get there, someone will naturally help you rebuild your home. Although life will be tough, it's the only way we can manage."

Zheng Yuandong: "This kind of organized and disciplined behavior may expose the hidden Time Walker to the conglomerate, but it doesn't matter, it's better than losing your life."

However, at this moment, Qing Chen stopped and looked at Principal Zheng: "Boss Zheng, it's not just the Time Walker need to evacuate. The entire city's residents must be evacuated. We can't just think of ourselves."

Zheng Yuandong looked at Qing Chen, never expecting the young man to say such a thing.

Kunlun's duty is to protect everyone in the country, Time Walker and ordinary people.

But when disaster strikes, can he really just do what he's supposed to do?

No, all the tens of millions of people in City No. 10 must be warned and then stay away from that disaster.

However, Zheng Yuandong did not expect Qing Chen to participate in the rescue of more people, nor did he have the right to ask Qing Chen to do so. Therefore, Zheng Yuandong's plan was to hold a meeting with the Kunlun members and have them warn the City No. 10.

This is risky, as it would put Kunlun in danger.

But if Qing Chen were willing to step forward as the Qing Clan Secret Intelligence Department, everything would be different.

Zheng Yuandong sighed, "You've changed a lot... What are you going to do?"

"People always change," Qing Chen said calmly. "When I travel through time again, I will notify the Qing Clan immediately and have them make all of the God Era's actions public. At that time, all conglomerates will have to participate in this evacuation operation, and the Time Walker will not be so obvious in it. Then, each conglomerate must organize a rat extermination operation, using mechanical spiders to wipe out the underground rat swarms."

Zheng Yuandong: "That's fine too."

Both of them could imagine that a massive migration would take place, with millions of people displaced, and the most dazzling jewel in the Federation City No. 10, would likely become history.

At this moment, Qing Chen suddenly said, "We haven't fully analyzed this matter yet... You know, City No. 10 is the political center. Why would they dare to defy the world and destroy it through biological contamination?"

City No. 10 is a neutral city. The Kashima, Kamishiro, Lee, Kei, and Chen clans are all intertwined here, vying for the right to rule.

Just as the Kei family seized power from the PCA and the CIA, the Kei family's will was carried out by the PCA issuing orders. The Kei family was the natural embodiment of justice, which is why City No. 10 was a must-win location for conglomerates.

The gods destroyed this place. Anyone with a brain knows they did it. What gave them the right to do such a thing?

Does the Age of Gods already possess the power to confront the entire Federation?

Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, "I think this matter must have been orchestrated by Shen Daichihachi himself. He must have completed the first agreement with the West Coast. The appearance of foreigners in the North is not accidental. Kamishiro has already obtained the assistance he wanted. I even suspect that the West Coast fleet has already found a forward base in the Forbidden Sea, just like Midway and Hawaii in the Outer World."

Zheng Yuandong nodded. "I agree."

Qing Chen suddenly said, "Also, I only pray that one certain Forbidden Item is not in their hands, but I will consider the worst-case scenario."

Zheng Yuandong lowered his head in thought, pondering what Qing Chen meant by the Forbidden Item: "The Forbidden Item is ACE-22, the queen ant?"

Qing Chen nodded heavily.

If this Forbidden Item is in Kamishiro's hands, then all of Shen Daichihachi's actions have completed a closed loop.

So now, everyone is about to face the biggest upheaval since the last human era was destroyed.

When Qing Chen arrived at the square, he saw seven or eight-year-old children standing in the night, and suddenly said in a cold voice, "Shindai deserves to die."

Time Walker Academy covers elementary, middle, high school, and university levels, so it's not surprising to see children here.

Moreover, there are quite a few people in City No. 10 right now. City No. 10 is the city with the largest population in the Federation and the most Time Walker!

These children were completely helpless in the face of this disaster!

Qing Chen glanced across the square and gasped, "4811 people!"

Among them were more than twenty successful and unsuccessful participants in his cliffside challenge.

Chen Zhuoqu and Hu Jingyi were also in the group.

The girl with the curly hair was calmly surveying her surroundings, and finally turned her gaze to Qing Chen.

Zheng Yuandong was surprised that Qing Chen could tell the number of people at a glance, and also surprised by the sheer size of the number.

At this moment, Qing Chen wished he could slaughter the entire Kamishiro Corporation.

That Shen Daichihachi not only plotted how to kill himself and his master Li Shutong, but that bastard even plotted to kill his own corpse.

What a vicious plot to use the corpse of a demigod to destroy the political center of a federation, plunging the federation into real chaos!

If this disaster cannot be contained and residents are not relocated in time, millions will die!

A 6,000-word chapter; one more chapter will be released before 11 PM tonight.