Cellular and Genetic Plague Exterminator (I)

Above the dense forest outside Chenghuan Commandery.

The twisted black shadow radiated boundless Pestilence.

It seemed to be speaking vile words, yet no sound emerged, like a villain lurking in some dark corner, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Zhou Zhi landed on the ground, his fingers slightly curled forward.

"One of the Four Beasts, Vermilion Bird... I originally thought the Hua Family was merely using you. I never expected Hua Qianqiu to be able to command you."

Dressed in white, Zhou Zhi looked like one of Chengyun's refined young nobles out on an excursion.

His expression was calm, as though even Mount Tai collapsing before him would not change his countenance.

"Humans and Pestilence... do seem to get along rather well."

Zhou Zhi spoke softly. "But turning on each other right after having a chat is a bit too decisive, isn't it?"

There was no moonlight in the pitch-black night sky.

Only faint stars.

And below them—

That enormous bird-shaped black shadow.

A mournful melody arose, as though countless lost souls were whispering.

Those aged, malicious, melancholy humans let out wails.

They kept losing everything, until they fell into an endless hell.

The black embossed frame bore a bird's beak, with sharp talons coiled around it.

Liquid sloshed within it, swaying like fine wine.

[Vermilion Bird]

[Birth]!!!

"The genetic Plague Exterminator... the Patient Association president known as the number one Dragon-class."

The black shadow's claws gripped towering trees. Beneath the frame, it finally revealed its true form.

A chaotic creature...

With vertical pupils.

This thing could not be called a bird. It was merely a peculiar monster with the shape of one.

Its body was covered in veins resembling human faces, roaring without cease. More terrifying still were its [feathers]—if those things could even be called feathers.