Traitor to Humanity

That day, Old Li watched the sun die with his own eyes.

A shriek pierced the clouds. The pale orb hanging high in the sky suddenly fell. The light came first, a blinding flash that nearly burned Old Li's eyes. Then came the sound and the tremors from the outskirts, thunderous and deafening.

By the time Old Li recovered his senses,

all of Cihang City had plunged into darkness, with monsters roaming everywhere.

He recognized some of them: yokai born from animals, vengeful spirits born from the dead, and strange urban legends governed by bizarre rules.

Others were entirely new—creatures of flesh covered in lumps of meat. Even after they were killed, thick blood mist sprayed from their bodies.

"So this day has finally come."

Li Jianguo sighed.

Years ago, while carrying out a mission with his colleagues, he had discovered this horrifying truth: monsters had long since taken over Cihang City.

Anyone who investigated or resisted the monsters vanished without a trace, just like Zhang Ruobing's parents.

Zhang Ruobing's eyes widened. "Master, why did you never tell me any of this?"

"The more you know, the more danger you're in." Li Jianguo sighed. "All these years, the monsters have kept things stable on the surface. As long as humans didn't go out of their way to provoke them, they were unlikely to get into trouble."

"That's also why I stopped you from investigating anomalous incidents."

But today, that stability had shattered.

Cries for help filled the streets.

Old Li and Zhang Ruobing established a base in a convenience store and took in quite a few survivors.

"Ruobing, if we keep rescuing everyone we come across, we'll run out of food soon." As their numbers grew, Old Li voiced his concerns. "Unless we can move to a bigger base."

Zhang