When calamity loomed

She clenched her fist, put the beads away, and said, "Hmm."

The Mirror Woman smiled with relief.

Ye Jiang looked at her, remained silent for a while, and then asked, "Is there anything you want? Tell me, and I'll pass it on to the Ability Control Bureau Ability Control Bureau. You've done them a great favor; if they have Ability Control Bureau, they shouldn't refuse you."

She has collaborated with the Ability Control Bureau Ability Control Bureau numerous occasions and is familiar with its nature.

The Mirror Woman gently shook her head, but her gaze remained fixed on Ye Jiang. She said, "I don't want anything from the Ability Control Bureau. You can use this bead to ask the Ability Control Bureau for payment. As for me, if possible, I would like to ask you to answer one question for me, just one."

Ye Jiang: "?"

The Mirror Woman said, "Ye Jiang, back then, you broke the cat's body... Did you notice anything?"

She clenched her fists, a trace of sorrow appearing on her face. "What dangerous thing is hidden inside a cat's body that can so easily steal a person's life?"

The hero emerged from the cat's body, aged and withered, a figure who had been trapped by the question and the nightmare of her entire life.

Ye Jiang: "..."

She could see the Mirror Woman was very sad, and she could see the Mirror Woman's longing for an answer, but--

"I have no idea."

But she didn't know.

"I didn't see anything dangerous," she told the truth.

The cat's body contained only her energy spheres, the miracles that humans like Song Cen yearned for and pursued. She wanted to avoid any connection with danger.

The Mirror Woman swayed and raised her hand to cover her face. She didn't cry; she was just deeply disappointed and confused, knowing that the future would forever be trapped in doubt and nightmares.

When Ye Jiang stepped into the mall through the high gate of the South City, she was still thinking about the Mirror Woman. The little monsters in the toys in the building had been carefree ever since they found their creator, and were living happily ever after.

Humans had all evacuated yesterday, and the shopping mall had recovered under the radiation of the new energy orbs. Now the building was spotless, and little monsters were playing and frolicking with toy bodies on their heads, just like a fairy tale world.

But it's impossible to play carefree forever. Several teachers have joined the building and created a schedule, which the little monsters must follow for training.

Ye Jiang took the elevator to the 99th floor, which had been completely transformed. The shops had vanished, and all the partitions had been removed to create a large training room. Monster No. 3 was fighting against a thousand toys—no, not fighting, but giving instructions.

There are three teachers who work regularly in the mall: No. 3, No. 5, and No. 7.

There are ten training rooms, located on floors 90 to 99.

Yesterday, after the humans left, Ye Jiang looked at the bewildered and weak monsters filling the building. Their mentally challenged appearance made her eyes twitch. Rong Yin understood her thoughts and suggested that the three monster brothers stay to help train the little monsters and help them grow quickly. He said that as the monsters grew, their intelligence would also improve.

"No. 3 is a high-level monster, No. 5 is medium-level, and No. 7 is low-level," Rong Yin said. "Although No. 7 is just a low-level monster, it's still much stronger than these unranked cubs. Training them is sufficient."

Upon hearing this, Ye Jiang felt as if the clouds had parted and the fog had lifted.

But would 357 be willing to stay here?

Rong Yin personally asked the three monster brothers if they were willing. The three monster brothers nodded in unison. Ye Jiang felt that they nodded a little too quickly, which seemed a bit strange, but in any case, there were a few more teachers in the building, and they were unpaid.

Rong Yin also stayed, saying he could work part-time there when he had time.

Ye Jiang was very satisfied with her current situation and felt that the future was bright.

If there's anything lacking, it's that she feels there are a few more teachers needed; there are too many little Coal Ball in the building, and the three monster brothers can't teach them all.

Are we trying to lure Shi Li and Dong Zhen in?

As Ye Jiang pondered her decision, she left the 99th floor, returned to the elevator, and took it up to the 100th floor.

There was someone on the 100th floor. The young man was standing by the window on the 100th floor, looking outside. The clouds were sleeping peacefully at his feet.

The little monsters in the toys inside the building don't have the permission to go up to the 100th floor, but the young man does. When he was just a little lump of Coal Ball, he used to hug the clouds and gnaw on them here.

Ye Jiang was lost in thought for a moment, lost in memories. The young man noticed her coming and slowly turned around.

You're back?

Ye Jiang wasn't too lost in the memory. She snapped out of her reverie upon hearing the voice, nodded at him, and hummed in response.

Rong Yin said, "Since yesterday, no human has entered the building. Have you turned off access control?"

It's no secret how much the Ability Control Bureau longs to be close to miracles. They even organized an exploration team despite the danger when the situation was unclear. Now that the danger in the mall has been eliminated, their people have never set foot in the mall again after leaving. It seems that the only explanation for this is that the access to the mall has been closed.

but--

"No," Ye Jiang said, "I didn't turn it off."

The Ability Control Bureau stopped sending people in and even withdrew its personnel from outside the door, for one simple reason.

Because Ye Jiang said she controlled the business world.

The Ability Control Bureau respects Ye Jiang enough; they are operating on the principle that "the mall now belongs to the Healer." They will not approach without permission until Ye Jiang contacts them.

Rong Yin understood the key point after hearing her say that, and said nothing more.

Then it was Ye Jiang's turn to speak.

She said, "Rong Yin, I want to touch you again."

Rong Yin: "..."

He was unusually stunned.

Ye Jiang didn't notice the strange thing on the other side; she was only thinking that her studies had been interrupted and she needed to pick them up again.

It is very necessary.

So she straightened her face and said very seriously, "I think I have the kind of talent you mentioned, the ability to use my true form in the human world."

The proof is that Quasi-Life without the approval of a creator should only be able to survive for one hour, because they are essentially monsters, and monsters are limited by the rules of the Surface World, having only one hour to live.

Some of these little Coal Ball in the building have even survived for decades, such as the strange cat, which was born more than 20 years ago.

Why is this happening?

Because they live inside toys.

These toys are probably among the few remaining human bodies inhabited by monsters, serving as containers to help otherworldly creatures resist the rules of this realm.

In the graveyard rules set by the strange cat, death will pull the deceased's body into the graveyard. This is a rule set by the strange cat for toys. However, Song Cen's body also sank into the graveyard. It was a human body. When the strange cat set the rules, it did not intend to harm people, so it would not include humans in this rule. It can be seen that the human body and the toys in the building are at least highly similar in some aspects, to the point that they can confuse the rules.

These toys were all creations of Ye Jiang.

thus--

"I suspect I also possess the kind of talent you described."

With a learning attitude and utmost seriousness, Ye Jiang said, "I want to touch you."

She still didn't know how to get out of this body, but wanted to learn how to reshape it in advance.

As she spoke, she took something out of her pocket and handed it to the young man opposite her, saying, "This is what you like."

This is bribery.

Not entirely.

Most importantly, she wanted to give it to him because she saw loneliness in his eyes at that time.

Rong Yin was in a daze when suddenly something appeared in his hand, with a gentle energy flowing through it.

He slowly lowered his head; it was an energy willow leaf, the exclusive possession of the Willow Mother Tree in the distant Shuiling Town.

Ye Jiang went out today; it turns out she went to Shuiling Town.

He had given her several willow leaves, and she seemed to think that this was something he liked.

Rong Yin: "..."

With a barely perceptible sigh, he reached out a hand to her.

"Ye Jiang, hold my hand," he said.

Ye Jiang reached out and grasped it.

Then, he was pulled by that cold, bony hand and pressed against the young man's chest, the muscles beneath the hand heaving for a moment.

"To feel it, you must begin here—from the source of power."

The young man easily placed his lifeline in the hands of another monster.

Chapter 135 When Calamity and Storm Are Approaching

For the past few days, all the high-ranking officials of the Ability Control Bureau have been waiting for one person. The exploration mission was abruptly halted due to unforeseen circumstances. The high gate of the southern city stands silently, enticing them to gaze into the distance. Their yearning for the miracle beyond the gate has kept them awake day and night.

But they did not approach rashly.

They were waiting, waiting for the owner of the door to arrive.

The Healer said she would talk to the Ability Control Bureau, so they were waiting for her.

Three days later.

Ye Jiang devoted herself to studying the human body for several days, completely absorbed in her research, unaware of the passage of time.

During a break, a thought flashed through her mind, and she finally remembered the agreement she had with the Ability Control Bureau.

Time seems to stand still in the marketplace. She glanced outside and asked the young man who was helping her with her research what time it was. He replied that three days had passed. She paused for a moment, feeling a tiny bit of guilt towards the humans.

She looked at the young man whose clothes were half-undone, revealing a small patch of his firm chest, as she explored him. While thinking about things on the human side, she touched the muscles on his chest. She felt quite comfortable touching it because she had been doing this for the past three days. She had studied very hard, but her grades weren't very good, and she still hadn't gotten any inspiration from it.

She was used to it, but the young man wasn't; his breath caught in his throat the moment her fingers touched him.

Ye Jiang made her final touch, ending the three-day study session, and stood up to announce a suspension of the research.

Leaving her research subject behind, Ye Jiang walked out of the mall alone.

Without any thought of a formal visitation procedure, Ye Jiang went straight to the Ability Control Bureau without a word of warning, launching a surprise attack.

Traveling from the South City to the Ability Control Bureau, I saw dark clouds overhead and lightning flashing across the Sky over a corner of the city. Looking up, I saw devastation everywhere; the city seemed to have lost a corner of itself. All the buildings were dilapidated and collapsed. Captain Qin from the Ability Control Bureau was leading his men to deal with the Polluted incident. It was probably a high-level Polluted. Although they won the battle, they had destroyed a corner of the city's vitality. It was a tragic victory.