"Are we surrounded?"
Shang Boliang had only just returned to the capital, and before he could even settle into his seat, a catastrophe spreading across all of Ursus had begun. The timing was almost too precise.
If he had been delayed on the road any longer...
It happened to be time for the morning meeting again. All other government affairs were cast aside; the highest priority was the mortal danger outside the city.
"Have you analyzed them?"
"We analyzed the corpses. They are high-density energy crystals. Those people... are already dead."
The president of the National University of Science and Technology delivered his report with trepidation.
Shang Boliang deliberately guided the meeting. "Do you think it could be Originium Arts?"
"Th-this... Your Majesty, we have reached no conclusion."
"Some say this is the rage of the Infected. What do you think of that claim?" Shang Boliang nodded. "That this land is taking revenge on us for our long-standing evils."
"Th-that... that is complete nonsense!"
"Oh?"
Seeing the academy president, who always preached science, suddenly grow angry, Shang Boliang said with interest, "Do you have another explanation?"
"But it makes no sense."
The Minister of Defense petitioned to speak, then interjected after receiving permission. "When they were alive, they could only be tied up and used as fuel. Now that they are dead, they can fight back instead?"
There was no such logic in the world.
"That is an interesting topic. You think people become exceptionally brave once they die, do you?"
Shang Boliang rested his face in his hands. "Then I shall have you executed right now."
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"
The morning meeting instantly dissolved into chaos. In the end, they could only dispatch more scientific search teams and more soldiers. The capital was already isolated and