Large-Scale Contamination, a Turret-Like Monster

Just as he was about to enter, he caught sight of a fully armed squad on the other side.

The leader seemed to have just noticed Su Ziyu and the other girl as well. Holding a high-energy machine gun, he slowly approached. When he saw the green worm on the ground, the expressions of several squad members changed. The leader shouted,

"Subject 012 has completely mutated. By order from above, begin the cleanup immediately!"

The squad moved closer. One of the members spotted Su Ziyu and hurriedly shouted,

"Enemy on the flank!"

At the same time, guns were raised with a series of swishes. Pitch-black muzzles aimed in Su Ziyu's direction. The leader stepped forward and frowned.

"Who are you?"

Su Ziyu merely glanced at them without saying anything. He squeezed Ruan Xiaoqi's palm, and the little girl understood what he meant. She slowly stepped forward.

Because of the angle earlier, and because Ruan Xiaoqi was so small, the leader had not noticed her at first. Now, following Su Ziyu's movement, his gaze naturally fell upon the girl.

His wary eyes swept over her. Gradually, he seemed to realize something. His pupils instantly contracted into pinpoints, and terror filled his face. He rolled to the side and shouted,

"It's Subject 021! She escaped from the S-Rank Containment Facility! Inform headquarters immediately! Request military reinforcements!"

At the same time, he pulled the bolt and squeezed the trigger, wildly pouring out bullets. As gunfire erupted, the other squad members also fired their weapons. More than a dozen high-energy plasma guns lit up the night. Blue flames continuously burst from their muzzles. When the plasma bullets came within thirty centimeters of Su Ziyu, they were stopped without warning. A black curtain formed an iron-dark shield.

This scene stunned the battle-hardened armed soldiers. The leader froze for a moment. He had not expected the man beside Subject 021 to be so difficult to deal with. Before he could think any further, Ruan Xiaoqi's small figure leaped high into the air and closed in like a ghost. The captain snapped back to his senses and pulled the trigger again, only to discover that an inexplicable spiritual force had twisted the gun barrel!

"Go easy on them!"

Su Ziyu shouted.

Then came a crack. The plasma machine gun was snapped cleanly in two. The captain gritted his teeth and tried to make a desperate last stand, but Ruan Xiaoqi leaped into the air and kicked him with both legs, sending him flying several meters away.

"Quick! Report to headquarters! Tell them the advance squad has been wiped out! Subject 021 has escaped too!"

A tall, thin squad member shouted at the top of his lungs. When he turned around, he found that the weapon in his hand had also broken in half. Then a tremendous brute force struck his abdomen, causing such pain that he nearly passed out.

The chubby squad member was taking out his communicator to establish a signal and report to headquarters when he suddenly saw sparks flashing across it. With a bang, it exploded and covered his face in blood. The surrounding space twisted further, and the fingers clutching the communicator bent and deformed one by one. Pain shot through all ten fingers, forcing the fat man to his knees, while the communicator flew far away.

Then he saw a girl standing before him, half her face covered by black hair. Her fair face was calm, and her eyes held only indifference and detachment.

A hand chop came down. He felt a sharp pain in his neck and passed out as well.

After that, Ruan Xiaoqi's movements grew faster and wilder. Her soft body made all sorts of motions that defied the laws of physics. If Old Man Niu saw this, he would probably kick the lid off his coffin, leap up, and curse,

"Are you writing a novel here or what?!"

In less than a minute, the ground was covered with members of the armed squad. Most had passed out, while the rest kept groaning in pain.

After all, they were working for humanity. Su Ziyu had merely taught them a small lesson and had not let Ruan Xiaoqi kill them.

Still, Su Ziyu could sense that Ruan Xiaoqi's mood had lightened somewhat. It seemed this little girl was not a blank slate either. She did not want to kill innocent people indiscriminately.

"Now that the contamination has been removed, her mental illness has indeed improved significantly. There may still be a slight residual effect, but with my **, I can definitely help her reintegrate into the real world."

Using the All-Seeing True Eye, Su Ziyu noticed that Ruan Xiaoqi's Mental Body was extremely stable. He silently spoke in his heart.

Ruan Xiaoqi hooked her finger around Su Ziyu's, and the two slowly walked into the courtyard.

Watching Su Ziyu's receding figure, the armed squad captain's face twisted with pain, yet his expression was filled with shock. A stream of thoughts flashed through his mind.

"He... why is he... wearing a hospital gown... what is he going to do... the administrative building has already been completely contaminated by Subject 012... going in alone... impossible. Even if Subject 021 helps him, it still can't be done... that thing can only be dealt with by a Morning Star Tier powerhouse...

And... the courtyard has already been occupied by the Ghoul Cult..."

During the brief time Su Ziyu was dealing with the armed squad, the dark green mass of flesh on the rooftop began another round of eruptions.

It was like a fixed turret, its enormous body stuck to the administrative building. Its viscous flesh gradually wrapped around the high-rise's outer walls. The giant mouth-like opening spat out puffs of white vapor, then a series of popping sounds rang out as chunks of rotten flesh fell like raindrops.

At this moment, the sky seemed to be raining a feast of rotten flesh. ** had solidified like jelly, as though they had separated from the main body of the dark green flesh mass. The deeper one went into the courtyard, the more of these strange jelly-like creatures could be seen.

They stood densely packed across the ground. Numerous red, blood-vessel-like roots extended from their transparent bodies and plunged into the earth. The cement-paved ground began to tremble as dark green ** spread outward from those blood-vessel-like roots, encroaching upon every patch of land belonging to humanity.

This was a large-scale contamination!

Besides those jelly-like creatures, there were abandoned buildings, collapsed utility poles, streetlamps, and blazing black fire that seemed as though it would never stop burning.

The place had become a living hell.

In the distance, a massive shadow slowly emerged from the black flames. The Evil Spirit Marionette used the Hellfire Whip to bind an even larger Ghoul and walked toward Su Ziyu.

Sporadic traces of flame were left on the ground where the Evil Spirit Marionette passed. It dropped to one knee thirty centimeters away from Su Ziyu, its shriveled mouth opening as it spoke.

"Master, I have captured the Ghoul Cult's priest."

Su Ziyu's gaze fell on the man bound by the Hellfire Whip. Or perhaps, it was more accurate to call it a Ghoul. Its face was dark, its cheeks sunken inward, looking no different from Director Li before, except far more vicious and violent.

It let out raspy roars from its throat and struggled desperately to break free, but every time it moved, the Hellfire Whip tightened around it.

The fact that the Evil Spirit Marionette had actually captured the other side's priest gave Su Ziyu a small shock. He had not even needed to act, yet the so-called Ghoul Cult priest had already been beaten into submission by one of his underlings.

Still, upon further thought, it was only natural.

This priest's strength was probably at the Awakening Ninth Stage as well. In a battle between those of the same rank, the Evil Spirit Marionette's immortality clearly gave it the greater advantage.

"Good work."

Su Ziyu nodded slowly. Before he could say another word, the priest suddenly opened its mouth wide. Its jagged teeth actually flew out, shooting straight at Su Ziyu!