Once Nameless had settled on a plan, he spoke with Chen Weihua first.
He hoped she would lead the Rescue Team's researchers in finding a way for ordinary people to develop Beastification Potions. Only by putting potion-making within everyone's reach could a hundred flowers bloom and a true superhuman civilization take shape.
Meanwhile, he followed Mei Houdiao, continuing to observe him.
After defeating the insect, Mei Houdiao had been excited at first. Then he calmed down and grew uneasy. But the unease did not last long: he had a wife and child to think of.
Before, there had been no choice. Everyone had been trapped near Terminal Camp.
The farther anyone went from Terminal Camp, the greater the danger became. The Survivors who had insisted on going home had long since died in the insects' jaws.
Things were different now. A mysterious man had turned him into a monster, but he had also gained tremendous strength.
He could go home to find his wife and child, and he could protect them.
But first, there was something he had to do!
Mei Houdiao clenched his fist. A trace of murderous intent flashed through his eyes. Leng Song had tried to kill him; he could not let that go unanswered.
Since becoming a beastman, his five senses had grown exceptionally sharp. Every route the Survivors had taken carried a faint scent. The wind had scattered much of it, but enough remained to form a trail.
He followed it and soon spotted a body lying by the river outside Terminal Camp.
"Grandpa Chen!"
Mei Houdiao hurried over. The fatal wound was a puncture through the old man's chest.
A human clearly could not have caused it. They must have encountered an insect after fleeing, and Grandpa Chen, unable to run fast enough, had