"But the moment we discovered what was happening, I contacted Liu Chang..."
"But?"
Hearing there was a "but," Li Yu frowned deeply and asked irritably, "That brat Liu Chang isn't even willing to handle something like this? Does he not know what matters and what doesn't?"
"That isn't it."
Bai Lan shook her head. "It's just that Liu Chang's side seems to have a peak fourth-rank as well. A woman."
"I looked into Corpse High Priest's life before he joined the Spirit Cult. That woman should be his wife, except she was turned into a zombie, so she became younger."
"Two peak fourth-ranks..."
Li Yu pondered for a moment before saying,
"There's no time. Bai Lan, I'll head to the scene first. Go gather the other Sequence Users in the organization above fourth rank and bring them over."
"This time, we must minimize the impact as much as possible. We can't let more ordinary civilians die, or the peace we deliberately maintained for so long will shatter completely."
"Once the public grows suspicious, it'll be difficult to keep this hidden."
Bai Lan clearly understood the severity of the matter. Her expression grew much more solemn, and she merely nodded.
"Yes."
"Gurgle—gurgle—"
A strange sound came from Corpse High Priest's body. Bubbles continuously rose beneath his skin, while his pale green eyes remained fixed on Lu Anning without shifting away.
Only then did some of the innocent civilians in the station gradually come to their senses. Following the old man outside the station, they spotted the girl in the black skirt who had suddenly appeared.
"That little girl..." Many people stared over in surprise.
They truly had not expected the person that awful old man had gone to such lengths to capture to be a young girl. Their disgust for him