Alien Species Invasion? I Kill Them Back.

Chapter 133: Chapter 131: Online Trend

This netizen’s post caught the attention of online influencers, and it immediately entered a second round of shares and circulation.

—To compete for traffic, internet celebrities were masters at stirring up emotions from different angles. Some professional influencers would even create two separate accounts—one catering to male users and the other to female users—to rake in traffic from both sides.

There was already too much news about the Pei Family. People needed a new bombshell.

More photos of the Cat Spider emerged online.

The Cat Owl was also photographed, but in a side-by-side comparison, the Cat Spider’s size was far more eye-catching.

After all, people had seen birds in the real world nearly the size of a child, like eagles, but no one had ever truly seen a spider bigger than a dog.

A popular online personality who went by "The Alien Species News Report" started stirring the pot.

He gathered all the photos of the Cat Spider, then pulled up pictures from the recent news about the Mengjia Hotel collapse. After comparing them side-by-side, he pointed out: they were the same spider.

The comments section exploded!

[Meng Jiu Shu: They look so similar! Other than the size difference, they both have cat heads, they’re both black, and they both have multiple legs!]

[Qiuqiu: I still remember the news about the Mengjia Hotel! It’s only been a few days, and it’s already gotten that big? This has to be fake, right???]

[He Li: It’s not fake! If you search for videos from the scene, you’ll see the spider is super well-behaved! It walked right alongside the team the whole time. When it got into the vehicle, it struggled to fit all its legs in. It was hilarious, hahaha!]

[Zhou Zhou: Is it because Pollution Bodies have a different growth rate than normal organisms?]

[WU Youyou: I remember after the Mengjia Hotel news broke, some expert online analyzed it. They said if it were a Pollution Body, the Special Attack Team would’ve killed it on sight. This creature is probably related to an Inspector’s Card Ability. Maybe it’s a Summoned Beast or something?]

[Savannah: But didn’t the official announcement debunk that? They said there were no new Inspectors assigned to Qingjiang City. It was most likely the Pet of that "enthusiastic citizen."]

[Feng Ye: Oh yeah! Qingjiang City issued an announcement afterward, thanking the "enthusiastic citizen" who participated in the operation!]

[Xiang Wei’er: This "enthusiastic citizen" has some serious clout!]

[Immortal Family Ji Qi: How could they not? The Mengjia Hotel operation killed twelve Alien Species and one large-scale Pollution Body. Tsk, tsk. And now they’ve cleared the Maze. I bet the "enthusiastic citizen’s" clout will be even bigger in tomorrow’s announcement.]

[Xingji: "Enthusiastic citizen?" More like a total boss! Sob sob, please come back, Boss! Qingjiang City can’t survive without you!]

[Aaaaa Luo Jiu: Sorry, but what’s this about the Mengjia Hotel?]

[Mr. Ermao: To the person above, do you not follow the news? Just a few days ago, a hotel in Qingjiang City was filled with Alien Species and the Qingjiang Branch leveled it!]

[Aaaaa Luo Jiu: Oh, I see. I’m abroad, so I rarely follow domestic news...]

[Mr. Ermao: Ah, so you got out. I want to get out too, sigh. It feels like there are Alien Species everywhere in the country now. Nowhere is safe!]

[Aaaaa Luo Jiu: The pollution has been spreading abroad recently, too. I was actually considering coming back. Sigh.]

[Zhu Yi: Speaking of which, now that the Maze at Sanqing Mountain is gone, does that mean the cities nearby will be relatively safer?]

[Drink More Milk: That’s right! The Alien Species call themselves ’players’ and need to do quests or clear dungeons. Since there are no more dungeons at Sanqing Mountain, they probably won’t go there anymore, right?]

[Xiao Ya: If you ask me, we should just move to Qingjiang City. They have the Boss there!]

[Ah Bai: Let’s all go buy property in Qingjiang City together!]

......

The public’s online sentiment began to shift subtly.

In addition to focusing on Pei Xianjue, people were also growing curious about the group in raincoats—wondering who they were and what roles they had played in clearing the Maze.

Some reporters with a keen nose for news even began to work their magic, using their various connections to find staff inside the Qingjiang Branch and inquire about the identity of this "enthusiastic citizen."

Some bigwigs in the media world even came knocking on Su Yuqing’s door.

He was preparing for a trip. Upon learning that people were asking about Feng Ling, he gave a professional, by-the-book reply: "Wait for tomorrow’s official report."

Inside, however, he was filled with mixed emotions.

It would be best if Feng Ling’s identity could remain a secret, but considering her ability and her way of doing things, Su Yuqing felt that it would likely be very difficult to keep her under wraps in the future.

There was a knock on his office door. Before Su Yuqing could answer, Zhou Diao burst in, his hair a total mess.

"Everything’s ready. I’ve assigned you six of the Special Attack Team’s best. You can leave whenever you’re ready." Zhou Diao sighed. "I want to go too, but I’m swamped. Can’t you all just have a video conference?"

Shortly after they received news of the Maze being cleared, the Qingjiang Branch had gotten a notice from headquarters demanding that the heads of all provincial branches rush to Yuquan City for an emergency meeting.

Su Yuqing smiled. "Clearing the Maze is a huge deal. Of course we need to discuss it in person. If you want to know what happened in the Maze, you can just call Feng Ling directly."

"I tried! She didn’t pick up!" Zhou Diao frowned impatiently. "She’s probably riding high right now. I bet she’s deliberately acting all high and mighty and ignoring my calls."

"Around this time, the people at the Yuquan Branch have probably scheduled her for a physical, or she’s resting." Su Yuqing sighed. "I have no idea how she got through these past five days in the Maze. I just hope she wasn’t injured."

Zhou Diao scoffed sarcastically. "I don’t know about her being injured, but that Pollution Body she’s raising has certainly gotten fat. It’s almost as big as a pig."

Su Yuqing chuckled and shook his head, then picked up his briefcase to leave.

Just as he reached the door, Zhou Diao called out to him again.

Zhou Diao’s face was a complex mixture of conflict, worry, and feigned nonchalance. "Hey... uh, when you get there, make sure you talk to her. You know, do a little pep talk. Don’t let the people in Yuquan City sweet-talk her into leaving us for good."

Su Yuqing was amused but kept a straight face. He replied in a tone of rational analysis, "Well, no matter where she ends up, she’ll still be protecting the people, won’t she?"

Zhou Diao immediately rolled his eyes. "Old Su! Can you please drop that old-fashioned rhetoric? I’m so sick of hearing it. By that logic, the whole world is one big global village! Why don’t you try kicking Feng Ling overseas and see how that works out?"

Su Yuqing just smiled and waved a hand. "Okay, okay, I have to go. Call me if you need anything."

Zhou Diao frowned, watching Su Yuqing leave. An indescribable restlessness stirred in his heart.

He was happy that Feng Ling had cleared the Maze, worried that there was still no word from Ye Zheng, and... he was also faintly anxious about himself, about his own lack of progress.

’Before, with my Hellhound Card, I could still act all high and mighty around Feng Ling. Now she’s out of the Maze, and her power must have skyrocketed. What does that make me, just standing still?’

’Could I have made it out of the Maze in one piece with my current ability?’

’Is my ability enough to protect this land?’

For the first time, the ever-competitive Zhou Diao began to doubt himself.

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